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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|1005775728#section_name}}

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

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

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     Request withdrawn {{withdrawn}}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



    Notice to everyone about our Reliable sources and External links noticeboards

    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)


    timecube.com archive

    Back in 2015, the site for Time Cube was added to the blacklist because the domain expired and was redirecting to spam. Today, I tried linking to an archived version (web.archive.org/web/20150506055228/http://www.timecube.com/index.html) on the site's article but it was blocked. Please consider whitelisting the archive, as an article that discusses a website but doesn't link to a viewable version of the website has less utility. Opencooper (talk) 17:00, 22 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    @Opencooper: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 12:13, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks! Opencooper (talk) 15:38, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    VYMaps page for a Backwards copy tag at Talk:Mastermind School

    Hello. I removed a copy and paste tag at Mastermind School as the source VYMaps copied text at Mastermind School. In order for me to put a backwards copy tag at Talk:Mastermind School, I request that this specific link from VYMaps be whitelisted for the Talk page of Mastermind School only. I currently can't add it as the entire website is blacklisted. Thanks! MrLinkinPark333 (talk) 22:28, 22 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    @MrLinkinPark333: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist, though maybe this blacklisting was slight overkill. --Dirk Beetstra T C 12:24, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Asianbeat and ClariS

    I'm not sure if this is just a remnant of spam that happened a decade ago, but I request that the two URLs given be whitelisted. They're used as citations for ClariS and Irony (ClariS song), but hidden thanks to WebCite's short URL function and the use of |url-status=unfit in the citation templates, both of which I believe are used against wiki guidelines. -BRAINULATOR9 (TALK) 02:48, 26 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    @Brainulator9: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. The spam was rather broad and aggressive (I believe it is on meta's blacklist seen the cross-wiki aspect). (I am not sure what you mean with 'both of which I believe are used against wiki guidelines'). --Dirk Beetstra T C 12:09, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Necessary Duplicate Home Page of and Organisation Mentioned in the Wiki

    The link to be White Listed hosts a duplicate of a home page of a site that often has issues showing a pop-up by its provider over the contents of the page.

    Further argumentation: Without the link contacting the featured organisation can become impossible. It would deprive the Wiki entry of context. It also would put Wikipedia.org in a position that could make the seed-exchange organisation covered in the Wiki look as if withered while it is an active entity struggling at times with government interferences. The duplicate is made by a registered Wikipedia user and sponsor. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Tarpal (talk • contribs) 13:58, 31 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    no Declined, please link to the correct page of http://www.kokopelli-seeds.com instead. We don't link to copyright violations. Stifle (talk) 11:38, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    This link http:// www. city-data. com I don't understand why City Data is blacklisted. It has no controversies and is just a city website. I am trying to cite this site for a wikipedia article thats currently a stub. please unblock it ----

    The London Economic

    Hi. Just enquiring about the url www.thelondoneconomic.com as I've been trying to cite it on Lee Jasper.

    I've looked at their site and it seems generally legitimate. However when I go to use a link it says it is blacklisted. I've looked on mediawiki and here and cannot seem to find the url blacklisted anywhere, and there seem to be no reports about it. Indeed the website itself has its own page at The London Economic so I'm not sure what the issue is.

    Is someone with more experience with these issues able to clarify why I'm prohibited from using their links, and if not, could it be whitelisted? Much appreciated. Llemiles (talk)

    @Llemiles: no Declined, this says it all. --Dirk Beetstra T C 07:35, 7 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Article on a practical approach to prevent insertion performance loss when using a UUID as a primary key in a database

    I wanted to include a link to the page explaining the practical approach in the page on wikipedia about the UUIDS Universally_unique_identifier (section Universally_unique_identifier#As_database_keys). The most recent blacklist for percona.com is about recurring edits. I certainly won't try this twice, I've spent more than enough time already :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jwillem (talk • contribs)

    @Jwillem: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 10:28, 9 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Proposed removals from Whitelist (web pages or link patterns to re-block)

    General discussion

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