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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|206080432#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}}

    Proposed additions to Whitelist (sites to unblock)


    xmail.net/evanlong/tcc/Columbine_Attack_Government_Document_Library.html

    A listing of links to public domain government documents concerning the 1999 bombing/shooting at Columbine high School. Xmail.net has been blacklisted but is an e-mail service providing free web space like geocities.com Evan long account (talk) 16:32, 22 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    For an event like that I would imagine there were plenty of satisfactory alternatives? Thanks --Herby talk thyme 13:02, 23 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    The page is simply on a blacklisted hosting service (Xmail.net); that's why it won't post. Considering that the host has nothing to do with the content, that is an illogical approach to blacklisting. What would be more "satisfactory" about the same page on a different server? Please evaluate the request based on the content of the page. Evan long account (talk) 15:36, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Hum - I have just noticed given the name of the page you require whitelisting & your user name that there might be a conflict of interest here. Wikipedia requires reliable sources too. The issue is not the content but whether than content can be gleaned from a better source (I realise you may not see it that way if you have an interest in the page). I'll step back & let others deal with this I think --Herby talk thyme 15:57, 25 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Whomever is moderating these requests, Xmail.net has been blacklisted for reasons unknown. It is a free web hosting provider on which the users do not necessarily have anything to do with each other. This approach makes about as much sense as blacklisting all web sites registered by a particular pay site. I have requested a whitelisting for this page and received nothing but assumptions and insults from "Herby" for my efforts. Evan long account (talk) 20:55, 29 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    ARA Santísima Trinidad (1948)

    I would request that the following link be unblocked for use in the article ARA Santísima Trinidad (1948). The link is to a photo of this ship taken in 1965, when she had the name Comodoro Augusto Lasserre (Q-9). In the photo, it is clear that she had been disarmed by this date. www.suite101.com/view_image.cfm/198319 --Toddy1 (talk) 18:52, 3 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Please also unblock the following articles, because they are useful as references:

    • naval-history.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_tacoma_class_frigates_pf03 The Tacoma Class Frigates PF-03, The Forgotten Expendables of The Navy, by Christopher Eger, 8 July 2007
    • naval-history.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_post_war_life_of_the_tacomas The Post War Life of the Tacomas, The Frigates of the PF-03 Class Served 14 Different Navies, by Christopher Eger, 9 July 2007

    --Toddy1 (talk) 19:01, 3 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Accepting that this probably isn't widely available information Wikipedia does requires reliable sources. Is this one & are there any alternatives? I know it has been a while - sorry - --Herby talk thyme 07:19, 13 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    zoebelkin.quotaless.com/site/bio.html

    This is to be used as a citation on Zoë Belkin, but can't because 
    quotaless.com
    is in the title. This isn't a bad site, just the 
    quotaless.com
    part is, not the mini-site. ~ Cheers! Dreamy § 13:02, 21 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Is this a reliable sources? Equally are there any alternatives? I know it has been a while - sorry - --Herby talk thyme 07:20, 13 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    First, yes, I believe this one site to be an RS. I have not found any alternatives, though I have only gone to about the seventh page on google... And thirdly, I truthfully could have waited longer. ~ Cheers! Dreamy § 23:12, 13 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    How is that a reliable source? It's a fan page with advertising. OhNoitsJamie Talk 23:28, 13 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=13330687&blogID=60220717

    The link is to the Gin Blossoms' (band) myspace blog for use in the Gin Blossoms entry They indicate that they are writing material for a new album, but wikipedia has blacklisted all "blog.myspace.com" links. The Gin Blossoms and many other bands and celebrities in general have myspace sites and post information on them that occasionally cannot be found anywhere else. Not allowing a credible link from a myspace blog would be impartial to those who don't have other any means of relaying certain information. The link is just to a specific entry in from the Gin Blossoms' blog and therefore should be whitelisted. 75.31.16.171 (talk) 21:29, 26 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Is this a reliable source? Equally are there any alternatives? Thanks --Herby talk thyme 07:20, 13 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]


    blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=131524338&blogID=367949845

    To be used as a reference for the discography/remixes by the Freemasons for their WP page, Freemasons (band). This is taken from their official MySpace page, and is currently the only place where they maintain an up-to-date list of the discography and news on future releases.

    Is this a reliable source? Equally are there any alternatives? Thanks --Herby talk thyme 07:23, 13 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    www.5min.com

    I want to add the following line to the Jenna Jameson article: "Jameson has also appeared on the "Household Hints from Adult Stars" segment on the Man Show in a skit explaining how to properly clean candlesticks [1]." Can I do so? --FeldBum (talk) 11:40, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Is this a reliable source? Equally are there any alternatives? Thanks --Herby talk thyme 07:23, 13 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    www.comedybox.tv/comic-video-the+meeting

    I was trying to add this to the page on Michael Greco. This series of videos is his latest filmed work, and is not hosted anywhere else. He's a reasonably famous soap actor, and this is his first filmed acting work in a few years.NathanielTapley (talk) 12:19, 7 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Is this a reliable source? Equally are there any alternatives? Thanks --Herby talk thyme 07:23, 13 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    www.fgoc.co.uk

    This is the website of the Ford Galaxy Owners Club - the club is officially recognised by Ford Motor Co in the UK & US as being as such. I have added it to the Ford Galaxy page in the past, but somebody keeps removing it. The last time I tried to add it to the page it flagged as spam. The club is a not-for-profit organisation created to help other Galaxy Owners with any technical problems, advice for modifying etc etc etc and is free to join. I can only see that this link will provide people with much more than the Ford Galaxy wiki can ever provide due to the size of the club and the information it receives direct from Ford Motors. The listing for Ford Focus has a link to the Ford Focus owners club, so why can't the Ford Galaxy have one? HairyPlateEater (talk) 21:51, 12 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    It is blacklisted becuase of the link placement that took place (report here). Bear in mind Wikipedia is an encyclopedia not some form of web directory, thanks --Herby talk thyme 07:25, 13 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    petitiononline

    (Thread copied from Mediawiki talk:Spam Blacklist It's silly to block this site, it's needed for a reference in Uwe Boll#Online Petition. --Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason 11:35, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    In 99.9% (and maybe more) of the additions of these links are not appropriate (per WP:SOAPBOX). Specific cases should be whitelisted. Hope this explains. --Dirk Beetstra T C 11:37, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    http://www.petiti STUPID SPAM FILTER ononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?RRH53888 is needed for a citation, please whitelist it. --Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason 12:40, 11 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
     Defer to Whitelist --Dirk Beetstra T C 10:03, 14 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
     Done --Dirk Beetstra T C 10:03, 14 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    www.lom.com

    The following discussion is an archived report. Please do not modify it. Subsequent reports should be made in a new section.

    I am not sure why this site is blacklisted. They are a Bermuda financial services company and the only place you can get independent third-party research on Bermuda Stock Exchange companies through their Blue Book publication. I just wanted to add a link to their research on Butterfield Bank to the external links section of the Butterfield Bank wiki entry. —Preceding 207.228.145.131 (talk) 23:08, 14 April 2008 (UTC) [reply]

    unsigned comment added by 207.228.145.131 (talk) 23:04, 14 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Here's the original blacklisting request:
    Was there a specific web page you wanted to use from that site? If so, please provide the web address without the "http://" part. --A. B. (talk • contribs) 23:31, 14 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    I actually work for LOM and a local Bermudian client emailed me this link and said we were blacklisted from Wikipedia and I came here to investigate. I took a look at the original blacklisting request link and could not determine the infringing practice that caused LOM to be banned in the first place. Could you help me determine what questionable activities were done so that I can immediately put a stop to them? We have a strict policy of not working with vendors that engage in anything but the most honest and straightforward practices. Aimerlamer (talk) 17:49, 15 April 2008 (UTC) Aimerlamer (talk) 17:49, 15 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Typically, we do not remove domains from the spam blacklist in response to site-owners or employees requests. Instead, we whitelist sites when trusted, high-volume editors request the use of links because of their encyclopedic value in support of our encyclopedia pages. If a specific link is needed as a citation, an etablished editor can request it on a case-by-case basis, where the url can be demonstrated as a source (in an appropriate context) when there are no reasonable alternatives available. Not done--Hu12 (talk) 19:48, 15 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    OK, if to maintain the quality of wikipedia, it is necessary to blacklist a domain without any clear explanation then that's LOM's problem. If at some point you do want to enhance the breadth of the en.wikipedia article on Butterfield Bank with independent research on the company you can find it at www.lom.com/butterfield-bank-group. Seriously, thanks for fighting spam and making the internet a better place. Mikote (talk) 21:30, 15 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    please add to whitelist this page is of the porn actor shane diesel this is the yahoo group of this actor ,,contains a lot of information brings over of this actor and in addition it has more than 500 photos something very difficultly to find in any other place on the net ,,,, groups.yahoo.com/group/shanediesel/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by Peluso33 (talk • contribs) 19:55, 15 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Accounts

    Aimerlamer (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    Peluso33 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    Mikote (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · blacklist hits · AbuseLog · what links to user page · count · COIBot · Spamcheck · user page logs · x-wiki · status · Edit filter search · Google · StopForumSpam)
    207.228.145.131 (talk • contribs • deleted contribs • blacklist hits • AbuseLog • what links to user page • COIBot • Spamcheck • count • block log • x-wiki • Edit filter search • WHOIS • RDNS • tracert • robtex.com • StopForumSpam • Google • AboutUs • Project HoneyPot)

    The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

    www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/1427139/posts

    www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/1427139/posts

    This page should be whitelisted because it contains valuable information about Soviet T-44 medium tank including memories of Soviet tank crew member who talks about vehicle's drawbacks, advantages and repair methods. - SuperTank17 (talk) 12:33, 16 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    bossanovamusic.net

    I'd like to ask you to whitelist the link bossanovamusic.net/en/5-bossa/index.html since it's very vital for Bossa Nova ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bossa_nova ) since this site contains informations and nice visual and audio illustrations not contained in other sites about this subject. Thank you! 78.142.160.178 (talk) 17:05, 16 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    commonpurpose.org.uk

    References and the external link on the article Common Purpose UK are broken as commonpurpose.org.uk is blacklisted. Please whitelist the following links:

    • www.commonpurpose.org.uk/
    • www.commonpurpose.org.uk/System/aspx/GetFile.aspx?id=5903
    • www.commonpurpose.org.uk/home/aboutus.aspx
    • www.commonpurpose.org.uk/home/programmes.aspx
    • www.commonpurpose.org.uk/home/aboutus/sponsors.aspx

    Thanks - Crosbiesmith (talk) 18:02, 16 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    I have added:
    • \bwww\.commonpurpose\.org\.uk\/System\/aspx/GetFile\.aspx\?id=5903\b
    • \bwww\.commonpurpose\.org\.uk\/home\/aboutus\.aspx\b
    • \bwww\.commonpurpose\.org\.uk\/home\/programmes\.aspx\b
    • \bwww\.commonpurpose\.org\.uk\/home/\aboutus\/sponsors\.aspx\b
    I am not sure about the first one, as that would just be the same as removing the item from the blacklist, while that was just the problem (link pushing and cover-up by commonpurpose ips. Hope this helps. --Dirk Beetstra T C 18:36, 16 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks! How about whitelisting www.commonpurpose.org.uk/home.aspx which allows linking to their homepage but not sub-pages? Alternatively, you could unblacklist the site, but block the ip range responsible for spamming. - Crosbiesmith (talk) 18:44, 16 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    I am going for the former solution, adding \bwww\.commonpurpose\.org\.uk\/home\.aspx\b. --Dirk Beetstra T C 19:10, 16 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Approved Requests

    Declined Requests

    Withdrawn or Otherwise Past Relevance

    www.invisionfree.com

    The www domain doesn't contain any boards (they're all under subdomains) and it's a pretty obvious external link on InvisionFree. Zetawoof(ζ) 12:37, 19 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    invisionfree has a pretty bad history with en wp (this gives an idea). The url is stated on the page you mention, I think there may well be reluctance to whitelist the site. Any other views? Thanks --Herby talk thyme 15:14, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    try adding www\.invisionfree\.com\b to the WL that should prevent any subdomain links while allowing linkage to the main site. βcommand 15:46, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    If we can whitelist just the homepage or (if you can find one) an about page without opening up access for boards to spam us again I don't see a problem with that. An alternative for the article might be to use http://www.zathyus.com/history.html which is a link to the parent company of InvisionFree. It contains a direct link to the InvisionFree site and in someways provides greater encyclopedic information than a link to the site itself (which seems to provide virtually no information about itself as an entity). -- SiobhanHansa 15:43, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    SiobhanHansa's idea works for me. Even more informative, thanks --Herby talk thyme 19:07, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    The Zathyus link works, although it's a bit circuitous. Incidentally, I stand corrected on my statement that www.invisionfree.com is safe - there are alternate URLs for boards under there. However, whitelisting the main page only (www\.invisionfree\.com/$) would make things a little easier. Zetawoof(ζ) 20:51, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    www.tkmc.com.au

    The "external links" section of the Krav Maga article is stale and somewhat lacking in variety (there is only a single US link). Some international resources would be very useful; such as tkmc.com.au - an informative Australian Krav Maga site. -- Somersault (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 01:33, 26 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Not blacklisted: [1]. Go ahead and add it. Zetawoof(ζ) 03:35, 26 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Try to enter it on the site yourself, a spam error comes up. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.56.34.2 (talk) 03:48, 26 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
    Looks like you figured it out yourself. For the record, there was a link (elsewhere on the page) to Associated Content, which is blacklisted. Zetawoof(ζ) 03:58, 26 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Proposed removals from Whitelist (sites to block)


    Troubleshooting and problems



    END

    Discussion

    Criteria for Whitelisting

    Can we share any thoughts on these please. I don't see anything specific in the way of pointers so I guess we can make our own.

    So far my view have been that is should be

    1. An established editor
    2. Going into a "worthwhile" article
    3. That the editor can be interested enough to present some sort of case
    4. That the whitelisting should be aimed as far as possible at solely what is required

    It would be good to have the views of others too. --Herby talk thyme 13:34, 1 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    My two cents:
    • Whitelisting should not open the door to a bunch of spam. This would be most likely if the requested whitelisting was a home page as opposed to a deep link
    • Proposed link must meet the Reliable Sources Guideline and be "encyclopedic".
    • Requester sends money to the whitelisting admin.
    --A. B. (talk) 06:54, 6 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    LOL! If they send enough, maybe we'll even call off the Pornographic Fire Parrot ;-) --Versageek 07:08, 6 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Strangely, given recent publicity.... I wondered about putting something on my user page in the form of a "deposit box" :)--Herby talk thyme 07:57, 6 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
    Bearer bonds fit nicely in deposit boxes, and strangely have a calming effect on Fire Parrots--Hu12 (talk) 09:59, 11 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Header

    I put the header in a template to reduce size of this page and included MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist/Indicators which is loosly based off of RCU's indicators.--Hu12 (talk) 20:33, 30 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    Spam protection

    I do not know if he is the right place, but when I try to post on one talk page I get this message "The following link has triggered our spam protection filter:" I tried to use another computer and I got the same message. Can you tell me what is wrong please? I am not adding any link. 89.181.19.14 (talk) 21:42, 24 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Please tell us what page you were editing when you got the message and then we can look at it. Thanks --Herby talk thyme 08:23, 25 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    The page is this one: Talk:Disappearance of Madeleine McCann. Thank you.81.193.32.83 (talk) 15:59, 26 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Talk:Disappearance of Madeleine McCann Should be fine now. Thanks--Hu12 (talk) 20:32, 26 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Per-page whitelisting

    Is it possible to do per-page whitelisting, similar to the bad image list? Thanks in advance, Iamunknown 08:17, 26 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]


    A proposed bot (SquelchBot) to automatically revert the addition of certain external links

    Please see Wikipedia:Bots/Requests for approval/SquelchBot if you have comments. Thank you, Iamunknown 01:04, 29 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    www.associatedcontent.com

    The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. A summary of the conclusions reached follows.
    See the above discussion --Hu12 (talk) 00:30, 19 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    The weird thing is Im not fully sure the whole site is blacklisted as it even has a Wikipedia article on the site. I used some backup sources for some facts (my main source was a Times article) for the article Anna May Wong. It let me post my major update and then when I went to fix a broken html (< ref> < ref>) in the legacy part it wont let me and tells me said link is 'blacklisted' though its apparently letting other people edit the page. Help! --Thegingerone (talk) 06:49, 18 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Associated Content links
    • Have no editorial oversight (see WP:RS) and articles are essentially self-published
    • Offers its authors financial incentives to increase page views
    • Fails Wikipedia's core content policies:

    --Hu12 (talk) 00:33, 19 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

    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]

    petitiononline.com/sos02082/petition-sign.html

    it s just a petition, like others! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.165.47.146 (talk) 20:52, 13 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Please do not block a specific site in Invisionfree. It's a good site,it'a a forum about Monster Allergy that I only know. Please reply as soon as you read this. - Retsnom Adedekutsu (talk) 04:25, 14 April 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Retsnom Adedekutsu (talk • contribs) 04:22, 14 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    Freerepublic

    This has been blacklisted after discussion on the reliable sources noticeboard. But because the link was used as an illustration in the discussion, editing of that page is now blocked. I tried to get rid of the problem by nowiki-ing the link, but it hasn't worked. Could you help me unlock that page. Many thanks.Itsmejudith (talk) 14:16, 16 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    1. ^ Jenna Jameson on Household Hints from Adult Stars, at 5min.com in How to Clean Candlesticks
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