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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|1217653251#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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     Stale {{StaleIP}}
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    Information:
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    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)

    www.verywellhealth.com

    1. This article on myolysis is approachably written, but more importantly for a medical source, not making any extraordinary claims, nor at odds with other reliable sources - seemingly passing WP:MEDRS for at least limited use.
    2. It would benefit our article on Myolysis

    PhotogenicScientist (talk) 14:13, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    Is this really a WP:MEDRS? * Pppery * it has begun... 15:56, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    It's a WP:MEDPOP, but it's an ok website. It has lots of nice articles. - Manifestation (talk) 17:08, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Technically, yes - it seems usable for uncontroversial information, in accordance with Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources (medicine)#Other sources. I provided more detail on why I think it's usable at this RSN thread. PhotogenicScientist (talk) 17:08, 5 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    For the King kickstarter

    • Link requested to be whitelisted: www.kickstarter.com/projects/fortheking/for-the-king-0
    1. I am requesting that a specific page on Kickstarter be whitelisted if possible, obviously not the whole site because solicitation concerns. The page in question is for a video game, For the King, that was released in 2018, and the Kickstarter campaign itself ended in 2016, so donations can no longer be given as far as I can tell. Because the game is an indie title and comes from a developer that to my knowledge has not released anything else, there are few sources of information regarding the game's creators and development. The page I am requesting be whitelisted contains a ton of valuable information that I cannot find in other sources. I used the information from the Kickstarter page in the Development section of the article, but it all remains unsourced and I would like to ensure all information in the article is sourced. I was directed to this page after bringing up the issue on the TeaHouse forum. Additionally I would like to make it clear I am in no way affiliated with the developer, game, or anything related to the two.
    2. It would benefit the article on For the King, For the King II, and potentially other pages pertaining to the developer and future releases.

    Thank you for your time! MrGoldenfold007 (talk) 16:54, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @MrGoldenfold007: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. But do keep in mind that it's generally best to rely on secondary sources where possible and details found only in primary sources can easily be fancruft or undue weight. --* Pppery * it has begun... 19:57, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you! I did try to go for primarily secondary sources, especially with regards to critical reception, but like I said there just wasn't much in terms of the development of the game from those secondary sources. The reference only pertains to a single paragraph within the article and is 1 of 13 references so it shouldn't have undue weight either as far as I can tell. MrGoldenfold007 (talk) 20:44, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    business-sale.com

    1. business-sale.com (Business Sale Report Ltd) is caught by the generic mediawiki rule "-sale\.com\b", so is not individually blocked, so presumably has no past negative record. It has 31 current WP.en uses in the External links search and is whitelisted by ja.wikipedia.org. It is apparently the website of a 30 year old British company that sells distressed businesses, stating it has done £6.5 billion of trade in its 30 years, so seems a quite substantial reputable company. In improving Mesh Computers I found it had the best information on the demise of that company, compatible with other cites, but with better info on the sale of its brand name for continued use (so helped explain reincarnation using same logo & website!).
    2. Ideally I would like the whole website whitelisted, as it is a generally useful cite resource for helping explain when a company with WP article comes to its demise (and still has 31 uses in WP). Failing that the specific URL above (I have left commented-out cites in Mesh Computers for now).

    Thanks, Rwendland (talk) 20:34, 6 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

    @Rwendland: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --* Pppery * it has begun... 02:48, 7 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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

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