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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|1025054909#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)


    Whitelist specific URLs from Kickstarter.com for a Sandbox

    kickstarter.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 am wanting to start work on a semi-large article called Pebble (watch), which I think needs a rewrite in order to correctly discuss its subject, as I noted in the talk page. In order to work on this over multiple days, I am attempting to copy it into a sandbox in my userspace here in order to not affect the main article while being able to iterate on it. However, I cannot save the sandbox page because approved references in the original Wikipedia article include web pages from kickstarter.com. I would like this sandbox page to be whitelisted from links to kickstarter so I can work on the original article there. I'm kinda new to this, so I hope I'm doing this correctly! Known URLs affected:

    • www.kickstarter.com/projects/597507018/pebble-e-paper-watch-for-iphone-and-android/posts/400063
    • www.kickstarter.com/projects/597507018/pebble-e-paper-watch-for-iphone-and-android/posts/206882
    • www.kickstarter.com/projects/597507018/pebble-e-paper-watch-for-iphone-and-android/posts/207595
    • www.kickstarter.com/projects/597507018/pebble-time-awesome-smartwatch-no-compromises
    • www.kickstarter.com/projects/597507018/pebble-2-time-2-and-core-an-entirely-new-3g-ultra
    • www.kickstarter.com/projects/getpebble/pebble-2-time-2-and-core-an-entirely-new-3g-ultra/posts/1752929
    • www.kickstarter.com/projects/597507018/pebble-time-awesome-smartwatch-no-compromises/updates

    While it would be helpful for these urls to be whitelisted, I would like to ask (if possible) for the domain kickstarter.com to be whitelisted for the aforementioned Sandbox page as well as for the original Wikipedia article, Pebble (watch), as Kickstarter was core to the Pebble's history. Thanks! :) ~the.one.and.the.only~ (talk) 05:59, 8 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    ~the.one.and.the.only~, that would be a terrible idea. These are primary affiliated and heavily promotional sources, any significant information will be reflected in reliable independent secondary sources. Guy (help! - typo?) 12:31, 8 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    JzG, I agree that better sources other than kickstarter should be found. The primary reason of this request was to move a copy of the article to a sandbox on my user page so that I can work on some major editing over time, iterating and improving it before I make any changes that affect the main article. The URLs listed above are already in the main article, so either editors before me got exceptions approved for these sites, or kickstarter was not in a blacklist at the time. Wouldn't it be counterproductive to remove existing references before I begin editing? Let me know if there is some other way I should go about this - I'm open to suggestions!... ~the.one.and.the.only~ (talk) 22:23, 8 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    ~the.one.and.the.only~, just obfuscate or comment out. Guy (help! - typo?) 23:15, 8 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    @~the.one.and.the.only~: no Declined just comment them out, or work on the article in mainspace. --Dirk Beetstra T C 03:32, 16 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    libgen.life forum post by founder for reference

    libgen.life: 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

    The Library Genesis has had repeated disputes over the project URLs, I would like to reference a post by the founder of Library Genesis on the libgen.life forums. The libgen.life domain is a forum for discussing the project which is caught by the \blibgen\b regex but does not host Library Genesis content. Here is the specific post by the founder I would like to reference:

    • Link requested to be whitelisted: libgen.life/viewtopic.php?p=80161#p80161

    Soapwort (talk) 12:54, 18 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Breitbart Author

    Request whitelist of this specific url for article Draft:Dustin Stockton.

    • Link requested to be whitelisted: breitbart.com/author/dustin-stockton/

    This is not being used as a citation for any story... simply being used to cite that he was a reporter for Breitbart News. DoctorTexan (talk) 15:32, 19 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Onlyfans

    onlyfans.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 request a whitelist of the site's homepage to add to the infobox of Onlyfans.

    • Link requested to be whitelisted: onlyfans.com

    aeschylus (talk) 22:29, 20 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    @Aeschylus: per MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist/Common_requests#The_official_homepage_of_the_subject_of_a_page, we would need an about-page or a full url (including an index.htm) of the index page. Can you please provide a suitable link? --Dirk Beetstra T C 05:58, 21 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
    @Aeschylus: no Declined, https://onlyfans.com/about already whitelisted for this function. --Dirk Beetstra T C 05:59, 21 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Whitelist the topwar.ru page on the 5TDF engine for a draft

    topwar.ru: 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 A whitelist is kindly asked for in order for the Draft:5TDF to be successfully published, as the aforementioned site contains the most accurate information about the subject. belg (talk) 06:07, 24 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    @BelgianFried: no Declined, first, whitelisting the whole site would negate the blacklisting so we would never do that. Secondly, this was blacklisted per MediaWiki_talk:Spam-blacklist/archives/January_2020#State_sponsored_fake_news, this is a fake news site. If this is the most accurate information about the subject, then we should really consider the contents of the draft. --Dirk Beetstra T C 07:05, 24 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    New Facebook onion

    facebookwkhpilnemxj7asaniu7vnjjbiltxjqhye3mhbshg7kx5tfyd.onion: 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

    Facebook has launched a new v3 onion address which replaces the old one. All onions must be whitelisted, hence this request.

    https://www.facebook.com/facebookcorewwwi/posts/3727741430665883 https://www.facebook.com/onion-service

    For use on Facebook onion address page

    Deku-shrub (talk) 12:23, 25 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    @Deku-shrub: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 13:34, 25 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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

    The Tribune

    It is a local newspaper that contains accurate and verified information. Kindly remove it from the blacklist Uriyah Unknown (talk) 05:00, 19 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    Uriyah Unknown, please read instructions at the top, you are here requesting to remove from Whitelist,  Defer to Local blacklist Dirk Beetstra T C 16:32, 20 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    General discussion

    Malta Genealogy

    I have made an edit on the page Edgar Atheling stating that a minor Italian family claims descent from him. This page is unreliable, and in my edits I use this to show how unlikely this is.

    I would like this page to be allowed as a source for this one article. MCMax05 (talk) 18:05, 14 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

    MCMax05, please read instructions at top of this page and then make a post in the right way in the right place, we don’t understand you like this. Dirk Beetstra T C 03:25, 16 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]
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