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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|406060475#section_name}}

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    Proposed additions to Whitelist (sites to unblock)

    A Specific examiner.com article

    I am requesting that the URL examiner.com/live-music-in-los-angeles/the-sound-of-every-living-soul be white-listed. It pertains to current events centered around a famous musician, Luis Conte, and the article itself is clean and pertinent. (Also, take note that Conte's website does not even feature current events, and this article is the most current information on him short of his last album release in 2009, which is the last posting on his website.) Ziggaway (talk) 05:56, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    • Examiner.com articles do not generally meet the requirements of WP:RS, can you please specify why this one does? Stifle (talk) 10:34, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
      • this seems clearly based on an interview with the performer, which is an acceptable RS for the material used. DGG ( talk ) 18:31, 2 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    www.examiner.com

    examiner.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 want to add a link to an interview a famous game designer did at www.examiner.com/x-7207-Cleveland-RPG-Examiner~y2009m9d1-Dennis-Detwiller-Interview but that site is currently blacklisted. I see no reason for it to have been blacklisted to begin with. Some of the information is valid, such as Dennis Detwiller's interview. If there is anything on the site not considered reliable sources, then that could be determined on a case by case basis, there no reason to block the entire site. I thought blacklisting only happened to spams and scams. Dream Focus 00:38, 22 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Request 2

    • I, too, was trying to link to a article there, simply an overview of a Museum. The article is at www.examiner.com/travel-in-albuquerque/new-mexico-holocaust-and-intolerance-museum It's mainly an overview of hours, exhibits, and the origin of the Museum, and while there are many other sites that provide the same details, this one was a single article that cited all of them. Any love? RennaissanceWarfare (talk) 18:34, 8 September 2010 (UTC)RennaissanceWarfare[reply]
      • Same question as above (and please use a new section for each new request, even if it's the same site). Stifle (talk) 10:39, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
        •  Not done due to lack of reply. Stifle (talk) 10:55, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Request 3

    • I wanted to put reference on the usage or Ram air turbine in the Boeing 787 accident (www.examiner.com/airlines-airport-in-national/boeing-stops-787-dreamliner-test-flights) but the source domain is blocked. An article on ram air turbine contains the list of all accidents Audriusa (talk) 02:31, 13 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
      • Same question as above (and please use a new section for each new request, even if it's the same site). Stifle (talk) 10:39, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
        •  Not done due to lack of reply. Stifle (talk) 10:55, 5 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    hs-support.uni.cc

    Please whitelist:

    • www.hs-support.uni.cc
    • Hidradenitis Suppurativa Support is a popular site to get information about this rare and uncurable skin disease. The link was on wikipedia for a few years, but looks like the domain has been blacklisted for some reason. It looks to have been removed at 14:47, 16 February 2010 by an unregistered user as it was showing before then. It is a really useful site for Hidradenitis Suppurativa with lots of news and info
    • What makes this a reliable source? Stifle (talk) 11:28, 12 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • All the information is from doctors, and it has all been researched by doctors and the doctors names and qualifications are posted on all posts Heather (talk) 11:22, 16 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    noliko-maaseik.com

    This seems to be a false positive from a Belgian municipality spam block. This site is the official website of a Belgian volleyball team, and I am trying to add it into André Lopes to reference the fact that he plays for that team.  --Joshua Scott (formerly LiberalFascist) 04:33, 9 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    I recommend attempting to get this domain removed from the global blacklist at m:Talk:Spam blacklist as well. MER-C 08:29, 20 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]


    holocaustresearchproject.org/ar/sobibor/sobiborrememberme.html

    holocaustresearchproject.org: 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 Hi,

    Please unblock this page: holocaustresearchproject.org/ar/sobibor/sobiborrememberme.html ... It contains a long list of the victims and survivors of the Sobibor death camp and would be useful as an external link for Wikipedia pages about Sobibor, Alexander Pechersky, Leon Feldhandler and other Sobibor related pages. The information on the page includes 13 references at the bottom. I am not sure why the site is blocked, but this page does not contain any advertisements. I am not employed, friends with, related to, or even know who owns this website, but it does contain relevant information to the Alexander Pechersky article I wrote. Cheers! Meishern (talk) 02:32, 8 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    I did some looking into the reason behind the ban of this website and found that anti-semitism is the chief cause.
    This is the reason for the block of this website explained on [wikipedia internal link]:
    1) 'Associated with the death camps nonsense'. Interesting use of the word 'nonsense'. Maybe its time to re-evaluate this reason for the block and ban the racist, revisionist who wrote such a terrible reason for banning a holocaust website.
    2) 'the site is not reliable.' Each page has references on the bottom, and from the information I've read it is accurate, well written and doesnt conflict with other sources.
    I will contact the appropriate wikipedia admins to examine this nonsense a bit closer. Meishern (talk) 02:51, 8 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Well, Meishern, it was blacklisted since it was spammed, (agressively) cross wiki, the exact reason why the spam blacklist was designed (your link was not the blacklisting reason, that is here). Moreover, it was deemed to be inaccurate (which may have changed) and related to deathcamps.org / death-camps.org. And I think that the word 'nonsense' was relating to the latter two sites. Deathcamps.org / death-camps.org has an OTRS ticket attached, with on and off wiki disputes, edit warring, spamming, etc. etc. (I don't know if there are OTRS tickets for holocaustresearchproject; I don't have access to OTRS).

    But then, this situation has been quite some time ago (blacklisted in 2006), and the site may have cleaned up their act. I would suggest to request a new de-listing request on meta, stressing the arguments that it seems to be reliable now (maybe give some examples), and that it was a long time ago (I don't know if there is still a link with death(-)camps.org, that may need investigation!). Note that if it gets removed, it will be blacklisted again if spamming resumes. --Dirk Beetstra T C 08:12, 22 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Even the reason for the block seems rubbish. Quoting a weblog as an RS to ban something? Weblogs itself are suspect. Seems like an editor was the problem and the site bannedLihaas (talk) 13:20, 29 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    'Even the reason for the block seems rubbish'? Well, it was clearly spammed, so that is the point, the weblog did not help, but it is not the reason for blacklisting .. Still  Defer to Global blacklist (if the site cleared up their act). --Dirk Beetstra T C 14:07, 12 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    lulu.com

    lulu.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 Please whitelist:

    • [support.lulu.com/View.jsp?procId=2c9201983a3eed32dd597a9825c7d831 What kinds of licenses can I put on my work?],
    • [support.lulu.com/View.jsp?procId=5dd9fe01c7eea742ebe2eda8b1baf327 Why should I set a license on my work?],
    • [support.lulu.com/View.jsp?procId=762fb67039a4c9c1f8676a1975da6c8d How do I set a license on my work?],

    which are necessary sources for Lulu (company)#Licensing. Thank you, Nemo 14:30, 18 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Could the whole support.lulu.com be whitelisted for these reasons? Makes it easier to source info on the document, while the problematic content is still unavailable for linking from wikipedia. --Dirk Beetstra T C 15:05, 18 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Well, I think it makes sense. --Nemo 12:53, 19 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Don't see a reason not to. Stifle (talk) 14:17, 26 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Nefac

    Official website of a prominent anarchist federation. Relevant to several wiki articles. url may have been involved in a single spam years ago (2007). One user did a cross wiki post for this site on several anti-fascist articles. This is no reason to continue a total ban. NEFAC remains an influential organization with several member groups that have wiki entries and news coverage. The main url should be whitelisted or removed from the blacklist. Delirium of disorder (talk) 11:56, 9 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    • Is there an index.html or about.php or similar page to whitelist? If I whitelist just nefac.net, links from anywhere on the site can be added again, which I'd rather avoid. Stifle (talk) 08:39, 17 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
      • You could unblock index.php if you want. I really don't see how a single malicious user unrelated to those running or writing about a site can get a whole domain blocked. However, it is most important to unblock the main site, so I would support whitelisting index.php Thanks. Delirium of disorder (talk) 14:58, 24 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Antony Beaumont discography

    I would like to link to this page: www.theclassicalshop.net/details06MP3.asp?CNumber=CHAN%2010138 in order to cleanup the discography at Antony Beaumont#Audio recordings (as conductor). The link acts as a citation, as do the other links to the Chandos website already in this section. Chandos, the publisher of the CD, does not have another website, and the web page which I wish to link was the source of the information on the recording which was used in preparing the discography. Also the specific link under discussion allows one to download a pdf file of the recording booklet which happens to contain an informative essay on the music which was written by the subject of the Wikipedia article, the musicologist Antony Beaumont. --Robert.Allen (talk) 19:07, 9 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    • What does it verify? Stifle (talk) 11:34, 12 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
      • That Antony Beaumont conducted and recorded Zemlinsky's Die Seejungfrau, Fantasy for Orchestra (1902-3) and Symphony in D minor with the Czech Philharmonic, a recording which was issued on Chandos [ttp://www.theclassicalshop.net/details06MP3.asp?CNumber=CHAN%2010138 CHAN 10138] (includes downloadable CD booklet). I first accessed the page on 3 February 2009, but have been unable to link to it. In addition, no other website provides the booklet with Beaumont's essay on the music which is on the recording. --Robert.Allen (talk) 22:14, 12 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Sorry!!! I was more than a bit negligent when I wrote this request. The web site has changed, and the link I requested is now dead. Obviously I should have checked before writing the request, since it had been quite a while since I last checked it. In any case, I think I can find the info for these recordings on WorldCat, so I'm hoping to replace most of the links to theclassicalshop.net with links to WorldCat, but I would like to link to the CD booklet with the essay by Beaumont which is on the blocked site. The new link would be the following: www.theclassicalshop.net/download_booklet.aspx?file=CHAN%205022.pdf Since this link does not lead to any page with offers to sell the recording, perhaps it will be more acceptable. --Robert.Allen (talk) 07:48, 14 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    4shared.com

    4shared.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

    Well, the en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4shared clearly states that "This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards. Please improve this article if you can." I actually can do that. This article is written like an advertisement so I've rewrote it from a neutral point of view as it should be. But I can't publish it because it says that the article contains an external link which is banned. The wiki already has articles on other file sharing services so I don't see any reason why people shouldn't know about the similar one. --Bewitchedyegor (talk) 10:57, 19 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    I would suggest a specific rule here, is there a about.htm or something similar? Is it the external link that blocks the edit? --Dirk Beetstra T C 11:07, 19 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    There are number of pages that are united under "About" title on the web site itself (if you meant that) but I haven't linked to them. I've tried to remove all the references to the services components (software description links etc) but that didn't work as well. The banned link is the 4shared.com itself. --Bewitchedyegor (talk) 11:54, 19 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    It seems that I've missed one external link, I've edited the page itself finally. --D.linchevskiy (talk) 13:36, 19 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • We need a specific link as listing 4shared.com on its own will permit anything from the site, which is exactly what we're trying to block. Stifle (talk) 14:02, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    pornhub.com

    At the moment, the URL for the article on Pornhub cannot be edited into the article so that it can be clicked on because it has been blacklisted. I am asking that you please whitelist the URL www.pornhub.com so that it can be used in the URL section of the Infobox. Jesant13 (talk) 21:17, 27 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    You'll need to provide a about.htm or similar (i.e., some specific 'home'-page), whitelisting the whole domain would enable also linking of all the subpages which we are trying to keep out. Is there something like that which is suitable? --Dirk Beetstra T C 17:38, 29 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    The only URL I know of for the website's homepage is //www.pornhub.com/. Wouldn't it be possible to whitelist that exact address, so that any modifications to it (for instance, //www.pornhub.com/example or //example.pornhub.com) wouldn't work, but //www.pornhub.com/ still would work? Jesant13 (talk) 00:21, 31 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    It's http://www.pornhub.com/index.php. As far as I know, all web servers of all types will have an "index" file with some name, although it might not always be obvious what it is. The webserver redirects "empty" filenames to that page, without changing the URL that appears in the browser. —Soap— 21:52, 3 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    There's also http://www.pornhub.com/information#faq, which is the closest thing to an "about" page that they seem to have. —Soap— 21:56, 3 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    I just confirmed this for myself. In that case, could www.pornhub.com/index.php be added to the whitelist? I'll simply put the URL on the Pornhub article to www.pornhub.com but set it so that when it is clicked on it will take the user to www.pornhub.com/index.php. Jesant13 (talk) 16:20, 4 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    It seems okay to me, since it was added to prevent vandalism rather than spam. But I've never edited this blacklist or whitelist before and am not sure if there's any precedent against whitelisting an index page so I'll hold off in case someone else has a different opinion. —Soap— 23:42, 4 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    The problem is, quite some index.php's can be 'abused' (see http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php .. add ?title=pornhub to it .. and you do get to other content). I tried that on pornhub, but it seems that there it does not work like that (there is another php that shows the video's I think), but I'd like someone else to confirm. Thanks. --Dirk Beetstra T C 08:45, 7 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Don't we have a regex delimiter for the end of a string? MER-C 11:51, 15 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    www.spine-health.com

    I'd like to request that this site be unblocked. I'm not sure why it was blocked by herbythyme in December 2007 and I apologize if it's apparent to a more experience Wikipedia contributor. This site contains excellent articles on back pain and procedures used to mitigate it. I was making a proposal on the Talk page for the stub Facet joint injection that it be changed to Facet Joint Injection Procedures and include the three standard procedures used. I noted URLs from spine-health (see below) that I thought could be used as references or in External Links as well as support my idea for the new topic when I discovered that the domain had been blacklisted. I certainly wouldn't suggest only using information from this site (or any one site) but because it was a Talk page, I thought I'd add pertinent links to support my suggestions that would add to the topic's discussion. I found this site while I was Googling for articles written by Ray Baker, MD, on the subject. I specifically chose to Google Baker because he's a world-renowned expert in the area of facet joint injection procedures.

    Here are some considerations to take into account about the site when looking at it again:

    1. It's independent. It's not owned by companies selling products, procedures or medications, and the articles aren't written or influenced by such companies.
    2. It contains entirely original content, it's written for laymen and it's more in-depth than similar sites.
    3. It's peer-reviewed by at least one appropriate health care practitioner from their Medical Advisory Board.
    4. It clearly marks all advertisements so they cannot be confused with content.

    Here are the articles I suggested. Again, I'd never suggest that this or any other site be the sole resource for a Wikipedia article but I thought it was appropriate to add the links to a Talk page to support my suggestions, add to the discussion about my proposal and possibly be used as references/External Links.

    • Definitions & Overviews
      • "www.spine-health.com/glossary/f/facet-block" Facet block (definition) author not noted
      • "www.spine-health.com/glossary/f/facet-joints" Facet joints (definition) author not noted
      • "www.spine-health.com/information/facet-joint-injection" Facet Joint Injection: Alleviating Pain in the Spinal Joints (contains links and overviews of articles within Spine-Health)
      • "www.spine-health.com/news/20091230/experimental-injection-reportedly-simulates-effects-chronic-pain-medications" Experimental Injection Reportedly Simulates Effects of Chronic Pain Medications by staff writer
      • "www.spine-health.com/blog/back-pain/chronic-back-pain-relief-what-you-may-not-know" Chronic Back Pain Relief: What You May Not Know by Sylvia Marten
    • Facet Joint Disorders
      • "www.spine-health.com/conditions/arthritis/facet-joint-disorders-and-back-pain" Facet Joint Disorders and Back Pain by Charles Ray, MD, FACS; peer-reviewed
      • "www.spine-health.com/conditions/arthritis/symptoms-and-diagnosis-facet-joint-problems" Symptoms and Diagnosis of Facet Joint Problems by Charles Ray, MD, FACS; peer-reviewed
      • "www.spine-health.com/conditions/arthritis/treatment-options-facet-joint-pain" Treatment Options for Facet Joint Pain by Charles Ray, MD, FACS; peer-reviewed
    • Overview of Injections for Back Pain
      • "www.spine-health.com/treatment/injections/injections-back-pain-relief" Injections for Back Pain Relief by Peter F. Ullrich, Jr., MD; peer-reviewed
      • "www.spine-health.com/treatment/injections/epidural-steroid-injections" Epidural Steroid Injections by Peter F. Ulrich, Jr. MD; peer-reviewed
      • "www.spine-health.com/treatment/injections/injections-back-pain-management" Injections for Back Pain Management by Peter F. Ulrich, Jr. MD; peer-reviewed
      • "www.spine-health.com/treatment/injections/facet-rhizotomy-and-sacroiliac-joint-block-injections" Facet Rhizotomy and Sacroiliac Joint Block Injections by Peter F. Ulrich, Jr. MD; peer-reviewed
    • Facet Joint Injections
      • "www.spine-health.com/treatment/injections/cervical-thoracic-and-lumbar-facet-joint-injections" Cervical, Thoracic and Lumbar Facet Joint Injections by Ray Baker, MD; peer-reviewed
      • "www.spine-health.com/treatment/injections/facet-joint-injection-results-and-follow" Facet Joint Injection Results and Follow-up by Ray Baker, MD; peer-reviewed
      • "www.spine-health.com/video/facet-joint-injections-back-pain-relief-video" Facet Joint Injections for Back Pain Relief Video author not noted
    • Medial Branch Nerve Blocks
      • "www.spine-health.com/treatment/injections/medial-branch-nerve-blocks" Medial Branch Nerve Blocks by Ray Baker, MD; peer-reviewed
      • "www.spine-health.com/treatment/injections/medial-branch-nerve-blocks-risks-complications-and-follow-results" Medial Branch Nerve Blocks Risks, Complications, and Follow-Up Results by Ray Baker, MD; peer-reviewed
      • "www.spine-health.com/video/medial-branch-block-video" Medial Branch Block Video author not noted
    • RF Neurotomies for Facet
      • "www.spine-health.com/treatment/injections/radiofrequency-neurotomy-facet-and-sacroiliac-joint-pain" Radiofrequency Neurotomy for Facet and Sacroiliac Joint Pain by Ray Baker, MD; peer-reviewed
      • "www.spine-health.com/video/lumbar-radiofrequency-neurotomy-video" Lumbar Radiofrequency Neurotomy Video author not noted
      • "www.spine-health.com/video/cervical-facet-radiofrequency-neurotomy-video" Cervical Facet Radiofrequency Neurotomy Video author note noted
    • Synovial Cyst (Noted because facet injections are used as a treatment)
      • "www.spine-health.com/conditions/spinal-stenosis/pain-a-synovial-cyst-lumbar-spine" Pain from a Synovial Cyst in the Lumbar Spine by Stephen H. Hochschuler, MD; peer-reviewed
      • "www.spine-health.com/conditions/spinal-stenosis/synovial-cyst-lower-back-symptoms-and-diagnosis" Synovial Cyst in the Lower Back: Symptoms and Diagnosis by Stephen H. Hochschuler, MD; peer-reviewed
      • "www.spine-health.com/conditions/spinal-stenosis/treatment-options-synovial-cysts" Treatment Options for Synovial Cysts by Stephen H. Hochschuler, MD; peer-reviewed
    • Patient Q&A
      • "www.spine-health.com/ask-a-doctor/spinal-stenosis/radiofrequency-rhizotomy-spinal-stenosis" Radiofrequency Rhizotomy for Spinal Stenosis by Peter F. Ullrich, Jr., MD; "Question: Radiofrequency Heat for Spinal Stenosis?"
      • "www.spine-health.com/ask-a-doctor/spondylolisthesis/pain-management-degenerative-spondylolisthesis" Pain Management for Degenerative Spondyllisthesis by Peter F. Ulrich, Jr. MD; "Question: Treatment for facet joint pain?"

    Rebecca (talk) 20:25, 4 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    I found some accounts back in 2006 spamming this. I should note, (quite) some additions were .. debatable, others were plain spammy. You can find some accounts using the linksearch in the linksummary template above (the first link, saying 'en'), there are some IPs where the links are on the talkpages, those are amongst the editors that have been found to add this.
    I'm not sure if this would pass WP:RS, having a specialist paid to review the articles might not be enough (you might want to see WP:RS/N about that first. As external links I would not use them either, we are not a linkfarm to link to all possible information, there is much more out there, and I think much more is available on better sources than this anyway. I guess you could try for specific links for specific sourcing, but I don't think the whole domain should be whitelisted. --Dirk Beetstra T C 08:54, 7 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    cypress.com

    Was looking to update on the Cypress PSOC page when I realised that the Cypress domain has once again been blacklisted on Wiki. Request to whitelist the domain as Cypress Semiconductor is a billion dollar company listed on NASDAQ. Belmond (talk) 09:05, 24 June 2010 (UTC)Belmond[reply]

    What is the specific link(s) you wanted to insert? Given the history of spamming here, whitelisting the whole domain is not an option. MER-C 03:14, 25 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    The Cypress Site looks like it has dynamic URL's most of the URL's are ID=xxxx. Given that would it be possible to only whitelist a certain section of the site say the PSOC section. Belmond (talk) 05:31, 29 June 2010 (UTC)Belmond[reply]

    You will need to be more specific; we are not going to go out and figure out what ID number you're looking for. Stifle (talk) 09:43, 12 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    The claim got refused because of a delay in response from my side. I am raising the request again. The URL I was inserting was http://www.cy****s.com/?id=2233. Wikipedia does not let me add the link here also because it is blacklisted, hence I am listing it with asterisks. Please consider the re appeal. Belmond (talk) 09:09, 8 September 2010 (UTC)Belmond[reply]

    INTIMA Official Website

    intima.intimal.co.cc: 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 My university official student government website turned up on the blacklist. Actually, I can get it, it is because we using co.cc domain. But, I can ensure you this site is highly maintained and information is always qualified which would be considerable ideal to put at a qualified link as intima.intimal.co.cc. The official website didn't have any ads and just information regarding what is the student government acting currently and upcoming news or events. I think it should be whitelisted.

    Thanks in advance.

    To which wiki article do you want to add it? Would help the admins to know what youre using it for.Lihaas (talk) 20:12, 19 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Add to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INTI_International_University as one of the External Links.--115.135.215.236 (talk) 01:36, 20 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    www.animata.omnia.co.uk/publications/rhar-biognotes-081206.pdf

    Add to Alfred Reynolds (writer). It is an online biography of the subject and the main source for the article. All websites terminating in omnia.co.uk appear to be blocked. This one should be un-blocked. Marshall46 (talk)

    • omnia.co.uk is on the global blacklist which I can't change. I don't see any reason why this link shouldn't be whitelisted, though; leaving open for a couple of days in case there are objections. Stifle (talk) 15:16, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    www.suite101.com/content/the-first-los-angeles-sheriff-killed-in-the-line-of-duty-part-i-a226978

    I want to use the information at George T. Burrill and James R. Barton. Both are early sheriffs of Los Angeles County. The author of this piece, and others on the same site, is Larry Goldberg. He cites his sources, at least roughly. He seems to know what he is talking about; at any rate, it would be left to the WP reader to decide if the source is OK. The info looks legitimate to me and is not easily available elsewhere. Sincerely, GeorgeLouis (talk) 20:13, 27 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    • I question why this site is on the blacklist in the first place. It has to be used with caution, and is not really a RS, but its a site there can be many good reasons to link to. [1]. DGG ( talk ) 02:09, 14 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
      • The main reason, DGG, is that because the content is self-published with limited editorial oversight it is likely to fail WP:RS, and because ad revenues are shared with authors there is a motivation for users to add spam links here and elsewhere.
        This particular article I have no issues with whitelisting, but will leave the request open for a couple of days in case there are objections. Stifle (talk) 15:15, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Specific MoneyWeek article

    • www.moneyweek.com/articles/money-morning/what-do-oil-salmon-and-plastic-bags-have-in-common.aspx

    I'm trying to update a dead link to a moneyweek.com article in the Marine Harvest article. Requesting an exception for this article as per blacklist rationale. Gr1st (talk) 10:05, 8 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Specific page on tvdata.ru

    tvdata.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

    Please white-list the following page: www.tvdata.ru/military/supersonic_tu_144 -- it will be a great addition to the Tupolev Tu-144 article. I'm not sure what the original reason for black-listing of the tvdata.ru website was, but this particular page seems to provide a lot of relevant content to the Tu-144 article mentioned. cherkash (talk) 16:25, 13 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Can somebody approve this please? cherkash (talk) 04:36, 29 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Scanlation

    onemanga.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 Specific link: www.onemanga.com/news/2010/07/31/om-shutdown-update/

    Under the legal issues section, there is a sentence discussing the closure of OneManga, and I was going to add a citation to their official blog discussing their closure. I checked if there were any other sites that had copies, but all of those were just other small blogs. LegoKontribsTalkM 03:13, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    • Was blacklisted for being involved in the distribution of copyvios. I don't see anything wrong with the link, but which article was it that you were going to add it to? Stifle (talk) 15:12, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    examiner.com article

    examiner.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 Specific link: "www.examiner.com/education-headlines-in-baltimore/towson-university-going-completely-smoke-free-tomorrow-video"

    I was trying to add a reference to the article List of smoke-free colleges and universities when I got this spam message saying that the article I was referencing couldn't be added. The article I wish to reference is listed above and is titled "Towson University going completely 'smoke-free' tomorrow". The article discusses a recent smoking ban at Towson University. I already have one reference that links Towson University as being smoke free, but the article discusses the smoking ban in detail and it would be a very beneficial reference to have in the article. I want to use this article as a reference, but I'm being prevented from doing so. Can someone please fix this for me.Chhe (talk) 04:01, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Examiner.com:
    • Articles are self-written with little or no editorial oversight (see WP:RS)
    • Offers monetary incentives to authors to increase page views
    no Declined Stifle (talk) 08:10, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    I understand the "general" ban on using the Examiner, but someone gave you a specific case and rationale for using it as a source for just one article and you nixed it. Surely, the system of appeal exists to allow occasional deviations for cause. If no Examiner articles ever (even with a valid reason stated) can ever be approved, we should just remove them from ever coming to the appeals site. As is, your shooting it down and just citing the general policy against the Examiner makes no sense. The person is indicating a specific case. So adress that. Not just cite the general policy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.82.43.222 (talk) 01:02, 13 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Also, just to clarify, I agree with the general ban on the Examiner. However, really the issues you mention (editorial oversight, and $$) are issues of degree, which we can find to various levels within more established papers versus the Examiner. For instance many trade journals, which would probably pass as good sources have little editorial oversight and have some commerical purpose. Also, in many cases, there really is good news being reported of a specialty nauture in Examiner that becuse it hits a niche is not registering at AP or NYT. Again, I'm not trying to defend the Examiner, just say that an editor being careful may have good reason to request a deviation. And the purpose of this site is to consider those. I would think if the editor appears bright and knowledgeable about the subject, not POVing an ethnic war in Europe or the like, and has given a good reason, we might want to bow to his applied insight. Not apply an officious policy (and again, given appeal exists, this is not a "never" policy, really!) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.82.43.222 (talk) 01:08, 13 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    I agree with Chhe in this case. It should be whitelisted DGG ( talk ) 02:11, 14 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    I think Stifle's argument is that there should be non-Examiner sources for this, if it is relevant. Is there a Townson University link that does the same thing? I'm sure that by now there could be a reliable reference found. ⇒SWATJester Son of the Defender 18:24, 15 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Even if there aren't non-Examiner sources, what evidence is there that this qualifies as a reliable source? A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 03:05, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    There are other available sources as this has been a topic discussed in the general Maryland university landscape over the past year. Per WP:YOUTUBE, one can feel free to use this link which appears to have been produced by a university news outlet. There's also a local area news outlet, one from WBAL (regional market tv broadcaster), and plenty others found easily through a Google search. I personally like to avoid examiner.com whenever possible and in this case, it's probably better to avoid examiner.com, especially based on the appearance of that article. Honestly, what stops someone from using Towson.edu's listed smoking policy itself? ⒺⓋⒾⓁⒼⓄⒽⒶⓃ② talk 05:22, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    lookchem.com article

    www.lookchem.com/SODIUM-TELLURATE-DIHYDRATE/ Very few other sites talk about sodium tellurate. I tried to add sources to User:Chemicalinterest/Sodium tellurate but this spam filter blocked me. --Chemicalinterest (talk) 19:59, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    • Was blacklisted for spamming; if you're linking to it for the information then I don't see any reason not to. Leaving open for a few days for objections. Stifle (talk) 15:10, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    ehow.com article

    ehow.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'd like to have the article in ehow.com/how_2128826_teach-yourself-hungarian.html whitelisted. I know that ehow.com's almost the Devil itself, but despite all the spam on the site I found this article on it which can be quite useful not only as tips for people wanting to learn Hungarian, but also as a source. I know, I know, the site itself predestines it to be an unreliable source, but come on, it's the only one I have. To be more specific, I've added some notes about Hungarian in the "Other languages" section of the Transitive verb article. The whole last sentence, however, sounds like one big weasel term without a source. This is all despite the fact that all the Hungarians know that correct conjugation of the transitive and intransitive forms of the verbs pose the biggest problem to any foreigner who wants to learn Hungarian.
    Unfortunately I've searched for some other sources (related to learning Hungarian) as well, but none of them say anything about this either.CoolKoon (talk) 18:42, 19 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    cafepress.com/cp/info/about/timeline.aspx and info/about pages (view in previous diff)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=MediaWiki_talk:Spam-whitelist&oldid=391929900

    • Cafepress is blocked to prevent users adding spammy links to their shops; permitting the about pages should be fine but I'll need the exact URLs. Stifle (talk) 10:10, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    My ED page

    encyclopediadramatica.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: encyclopediadramatica.com/Herostratus
    • To be used on: User:Herostratus
    • Reason: Well, a userpage is so other editors can get a handle on who they are dealing with. And on my userpage, I include various information (including links) to aid in this, including information that doesn't necessarily cast me in a favorable light. And ED has a page about me, for some reason. And while of course it's not favorable, and ED is not the NYT, its still a valid data point and contains information that would help another editor in forming a picture of who I am. That's my opinion, but since it's my user page and (so to speak) my ED page, I think I ought to be granted this boon. Thanking you for your time and consideration, Herostratus (talk) 05:01, 9 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    I'd be honored to have Wikipedia link to my work on ED. --Michaeldsuarez (talk) 03:59, 13 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Just to clarify, the page is question is not my work - I've never edited on ED. Herostratus (talk) 06:02, 13 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • I don't see why not to allow this, but will leave open for a few days in case of objection. Stifle (talk) 10:55, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Liz Trotta

    I want to link to http ://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/fox-news-has-to-sack-liz-trotta/ which seems relevant on Liz Trotta. --Raphael1 16:09, 15 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    These sites are generally a violation of WP:NOT#SOAPBOX. Why do you need this site? --Dirk Beetstra T C 16:20, 15 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Isn't it relevant for Liz Trotta though? It does get mentioned. Why not link to it? --Raphael1 14:03, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    If the petition is notable or relevant enough, a reliable source will have mentioned it somewhere. We don't generally permit links to petition sites, therefore I am minded to deny this request and will be doing so in a few days unless I see a reason to approve it. Stifle (talk) 10:37, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    www.aviaworld.com

    Wish to have this web site released in shows clear photograghs Photographic ref for the Leostho Air Wing Roundel being used in the Military aircraft insignia E Bilko (talk) 23:30, 23 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    • Could you please provide a specific link to the specific location on the site where the photographs you refer to appear? Stifle (talk) 15:08, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    www.holocaustresearchproject.net/essays&editorials/larouche2.html#_ednref9

    This link contains an article by the academic Matthew Feldman about Lyndon LaRouche. It is an important source because it contains the notes from one of LaRouche's conferences, and also comments on LaRouche's public statements.

    Matthew Feldman is a senior lecturer in 20th century history at the University of Northampton.[2] He's also co-editor of the academic journal Totalitarian Movements and Political Religions. I have no idea why the site was listed, but Feldman is clearly notable. BillMasen (talk) 12:28, 28 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Hubpages

    Page is a report of a bouldering competition. Please add. -- Kim van der Linde at venus 21:04, 4 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Ae-tan on Encyclopedia Dramatica

    I understand that this is a website we've blacklisted, but I think we should allow this one page, as we added the respective mascots of the other wikis affiliated with us or not. J390 (talk) 04:34, 8 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    • Seems reasonable; any objections from anyone else? Stifle (talk) 10:32, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    KoleosClub.Co.Cc

    KoleosClub.Co.Cc is comunnity of owners of Renault Koleos. We do not spam anyone, this domain is blacklisted only becouse it is on co.cc domain. We want to be listed on article about Renault Koleos. That Article would benefit from addition of the link, becouse we list our user expiriences, technical data and lot of information about the subject. Specifik link is koleosclub.co.cc

    I see no reason why this link would be deemed relevant per WP:EL. This site is not unique and does not provide information that could not be added to wikipedia itself. EdBever (talk) 17:36, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    no Declined per EdBever. MER-C 07:49, 2 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    a specific postchronicle.com article

    Looking to delist www.postchronicle.com/news/entertainment/tittletattle/article_212176329.shtml to establish notability of a DNA expert witness in a probate case. ClaudeReigns (talk) 15:00, 8 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    • This was blacklisted for being an unreliable source (red-top) and BLP violations, as well as hosting copyvios, and spamming. Can you please advise how this is a reliable source? Stifle (talk) 10:34, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    A Specific examiner.com article

    I am requesting that the URL www.examiner.com/spirituality-in-baltimore/world-peace-from-dream-to-vision-from-vision-to-reality be white-listed for my article on the Spiritual Empowerment Center. It pertains to a current event and is the only source that still actively acknowledges that this organization took part in this event and I want to cite www.examiner.com/spirituality-in-baltimore/world-peace-from-dream-to-vision-from-vision-to-reality as a source. The only alternative source http://www.agnt.org/snv2010/2010anthology.pdf currently displays “Page not found”. Lmaggiesmith (talk) 12:49, 21 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    • Examiner.com is self-published with minimal editorial control. Can you please advise how this is a reliable source? Stifle (talk) 10:35, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]


    LULU.COM

    Please whitelist www.lulu.com/product/paperback/matrix-pagan-motives-from-angelo-parrasio-to-leonardo-da-vinci/13379673 so that I can provide references for my analysis of Leonardo da Vinci's Lucan painting for Wiki's page of that name. Thanks.Murray menzies (talk) 05:37, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    whatbird.com

    whatbird.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 would like to use this page as an external link in the article List of birds of Pennsylvania: www.whatbird.com/browse/objs/All/birds_na_147/38/Location/6514/Pennsylvania. Thanks. —focus 16:36, 2 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]


    candlewoodlake.org

    candlewoodlake.org: 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 would like to use this site (specifically /about-candlewood-lake.html) to reference "The land the lake is now on was sold to the Connecticut Light and Power Company for $50 per acre" on the page Danbury. :.:∙:∙∙:∙:.:|pepper|:.:∙:∙∙:∙:.: 19:41, 2 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Approved Requests

    http://www.google.com/ cse/home?cx=010426977372765398405:3xxsh-e1cp8&hl=en

    Hi, I've created a custom search engine that is very helpful when searching for reliable sources on a topic. Several times, I've wanted to link to it in talk page discussions, but can't because it's blocked. So what I have to do is introduce an error into the URL (usually a blank space) to let other editors use it. But since they can't click on it, it makes things pretty inconvenient and other editors don't understand what I'm talking about. So, can we have an exception to allow http://www.google.com/ cse/home?cx=010426977372765398405:3xxsh-e1cp8&hl=en? A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 19:44, 12 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Just to be clear, I don't want to use this in any article, just article talk pages and project pages and talk. I'm a regular contributor to the Reliable sources noticeboard and this link would come in handy when discussing issues of reliability. A Quest For Knowledge (talk)
    I'd also like to be able to use it within my user space. A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 00:46, 12 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • Google custom searches are blocked because of misuse of Google Co-op for earning money. Stifle (talk) 11:33, 12 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    I do not intend to misuse this search engine to earn money. A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 14:02, 12 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Sure, but if we whitelist one then we have to whitelist them all. Stifle (talk) 10:17, 17 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    I'm not sure that I understand. Are you saying that this is a technical limitation? Just to clarify, I'm not asking for all custom search engines be whitelisted, just this particular one. Why would you have to whitelist them all? A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 00:50, 19 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    It's not a technical limitation, but a point of consistency. We don't allow any custom searches because of the risk of misuse of Google Co-op, and if we were to permit this one, there would be huge complaints from others whose requests we denied. Stifle (talk) 14:17, 26 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Then I'm confused as to the purpose of having a white list in the first place. If the argument is, "We can't have an exception because there would be complaints from other people in similar situations", then what's the point of having a white list? It seems to me that that argument can be applied to every single request. In what situation does an exception get approved? A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 17:45, 26 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    I see where you're coming from. I will not make a final decision on this, but will invite one of the other admins who patrols this board to decide on the matter. Stifle (talk) 08:12, 30 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    I don't really see that issue, Stifle. We whitelist when specific links have a use for Wikipedia. Sure, there may be more custom search engines become asked for, but in mainspace these are totally inappropriate (we don't have to provide a service to editors to have a custom search engine to find some <subject>; that then can be use promotional by changing the custom search in such a way that certain products are found etc.). If the use is strictly outside of mainspace by WikiProjects or Noticeboards (like this one), then I do not see the problem why we now would have to allow other custom search engines for use in mainspace. I'd suggest to allow this one, keeping WP:OTHERLINKS in mind when others are trying to use this decision as a reason for whitelisting others. --Dirk Beetstra T C 08:20, 30 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, that would be very much appreciated. A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 13:37, 3 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Sigh, this is the problem if the more active admins here recuse from a decision. Things don't get done. But anyway,  Done. --Dirk Beetstra T C 15:41, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    moviereviewintelligence.com

    moviereviewintelligence.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

    To Movie Review Intelligence. Following a discussion here, I created a short article on the website in question, and would like to add an external link to the home page. The site was blacklisted here last October for spamming. I haven't been able to find the discussion in the archives so far. I'm happy for it to stay on the blacklist regardless - the article may yet fail the "sticky" test, and I don't think the external link will be needed anywhere else. --Kateshortforbob talk 12:25, 20 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Some additions, not too much actually, but persistent. Is there an about.htm or something similar that would be suitable, whitelisting the whole domain may result in the spamming to continue. --Dirk Beetstra T C 15:57, 25 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for the reply - and sorry for the delay. Yes, the about page seems to be moviereviewintelligence.com/movie-reviews/about_this_site/ which is probably the most appropriate if linking from the article. --Kateshortforbob talk 17:58, 2 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Any more on this? I'm also happy for the site to stay on the blacklist, but it would be good if the about page could be whitelisted to allow for a link in the Movie Review Intelligence article. PC78 (talk) 19:07, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    I would also like a follow-up for this website. I support whitelisting the site's "about" page for inclusion in the website's Wikipedia article. Erik (talk | contribs) 13:47, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    "About" page is at http://moviereviewintelligence.com/movie-reviews/about_this_site/ Erik (talk | contribs) 21:41, 20 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    plus Added, link: http://moviereviewintelligence.com/movie-reviews/about_this_site/ --Dirk Beetstra T C 07:05, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Raruto and Lulu.com

    I'm trying to add the official Lulu.com link for Raruto.

    The link is http://stores.lulu.com/raruto_eng?fContentOffset=3 - Because it is an official link with downloads of the chapters (the author makes the chapters available for free), I propose that this link be whitelisted only for the Raruto page. WhisperToMe (talk) 07:17, 31 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

     Done. Let me know if it works; I'm not 100% sure if I got the regex formatting correct. OhNoitsJamie Talk 17:04, 6 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    www.aceshowbiz.com

    aceshowbiz.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

    Please whitelist www.aceshowbiz.com/celebrity/santana/awards.html. I need it for the featured list nominating List of awards and nominations received by Santana. I need to proof the following sentence with a reference:

    • Overall, Santana were nominated for fifty-eight awards and won fifty-one of them.

    I hope you whitelisting the "Spam link" bizarrely marked website. Thank you.-- ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 08:07, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Well, it was spammed quite a bit (and that is what the spam-blacklist is supposed to stop). However, specific references can be whitelisted.  Done. --Dirk Beetstra T C 09:06, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you so much :)-- ♫Greatorangepumpkin♫ T 09:44, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    eutimes.net

    eutimes.net: 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 following links were added to Hungarian parliamentary election, 2010 months ago, but was then removed by a pov editor who doesnt discuss, i just came back to the page to find it had now been blacklisted. I came to accommodate and add other sources as well, but this one has additional quotes that i havent been able to find so need this as a cite. There is a section detailing the "controversy" itself during the election hence its not used as some sort of "be all and all" link for which i presume it was blocked (why was it blocked?). The usage itself explains the link as a controversy an encyclopaedic defense of statements, not controversial assessments of fact. The section that used to refer to this link has also been added to by another RS.
    The 2 links are: eutimes.net/2009/10/hungarian-fidesz-eyes-2010-elections-gypsies-jews-homosexuals-beware/ and eutimes.net/2010/04/nationalism-is-considerably-rising-in-hungary-close-to-elections/(Lihaas (talk) 10:25, 19 September 2010 (UTC)).[reply]
    This looks like a blog. Can you clarify how it meets WP:RS? Stifle (talk) 08:08, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Its sourced (the first), and the 2nd has a video. Its also not unreasonable to beleive because similar stuff was sourced to another link on the page, whereas this only provides citations for the particular/specific quote subject. It does seem like any wild spam/POV-pushing Lihaas (talk) 06:37, 16 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    plus Added Stifle (talk) 10:51, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Currency war

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    Here goes, 3rd time lucky: the article "currency war" needs the url "moneymorning.com/2010/10/07/currency-war-6/" in order to cite a reaction. it is not linking to an aspect of the page to draw viewers, but the article is an analysys (or reaction rather). The content is also cited in a manner that gives due caveat and not treated as gospel truth. Furthermore, the reactions are very plausible and not made up because similiar reactions are cited on the page, though this would further the context of the reaction. It is also an ongoing event this particularly this week.Lihaas (talk) 09:47, 10 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    This appears to be a reasonable request and I will approve it in a few days unless someone posts a reason not to. Stifle (talk) 08:09, 15 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Sorry, I've had a busy few months. Approved Stifle (talk) 10:26, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    thebestof.co.uk

    www.thebestof.co.uk/local/tonbridge/events/34223/heritage-weekend I've tried to use the above webpage to reference the fact that Somerhill House was open as part of the Heritage Open Days in 2006, but the website is blacklisted. Can this particular page be whitelisted please? Mjroots (talk) 18:20, 9 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    This was pretty abusively spammed quite some time ago (continued spamming after promising not to, if I read it correctly). However:  Done. --Dirk Beetstra T C 15:20, 13 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    neuro.cjb.net

    cjb.net is blacklisted in the master list, according to the log on the basis of being a redirection domain, whatever that means. Neuro.cjb.net is the official link for the Journal of Neuroscience, an extremely reputable journal. It doesn't contain spam of any sort. (I am not familiar with blacklisting and not certain I'm making the right request or making it in the right place.) Looie496 (talk) 23:19, 14 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

     Done OhNoitsJamie Talk 00:36, 15 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Note, this link is available from http://www.jneurosci.org/cgi/content/full/28/46/11743 instead, there is no need to use the redirect site for this. --Dirk Beetstra T C 08:27, 16 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Denied Requests

    examiner.com - "Crime partner of an ex-Alcatraz inmate commits suicide"

    Please whitelist www.examiner.com/alcatraz-in-san-francisco/crime-partner-of-an-ex-alcatraz-inmate-commits-suicide. The page is written by a person who appears to be a legitimate Alcatraz historian. The article provides some background on the two perpetrators of the Newhall massacre, specifically that one of them served time at Alcatraz prison. This information is to be used for that purpose only, and I can't find any other reference that says that this man served time in Alcatraz. —KuyaBriBriTalk 15:09, 27 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Examiner.com is not usually a reliable source as there is no editorial oversight. Additionally, writers receive financial incentives to increase page views. I am therefore inclined to deny this request and will do so in a few days unless I see reason not to. Stifle (talk) 08:04, 30 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
     Denied Stifle (talk) 09:49, 19 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    I disagree with Stifle. It is not a RS for most purposes, but there may none the less be occasions where the problems will not prevent its use. DGG ( talk ) 02:13, 14 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    associatedcontent.com

    I would like to whitelist the article

    associatedcontent.com/article/2065339/atlanta_classic_rock_radio_stations.html?cat=9

    to use as a link in my edit because it pertains to "97.1 The River's" playlist. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Opey100 (talk • contribs)


    Graham Crowden

    I have tried adding a link with a copy of The Times obituary of Graham Crowden, but the website seems to be blacklisted. It is a straight copy without comments. Couldn't you just accept the page and not the web site? Are the Times going to object to the copy or is it legal? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.69.14.94 (talk) 07:32, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    • no Declined The Times obituary is already linked directly from Graham Crowden, so there's nothing else to do here. — Gavia immer (talk) 11:40, 21 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Myzilla

    I have tried adding a link to my website's test server(myzilla.co.cc) but is blacklisted. Why would my site be blacklisted anyway? Myzilla —Preceding unsigned comment added by Myzilla (talk • contribs) 23:37, 26 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

     Not done All domains in the .cc domain are blocked due to rampant spamming. Regardless, I fail to see what purpose a link to your site would serve to this project. See also WP:COI. OhNoitsJamie Talk 23:45, 26 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Joseph Willcocks citation

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    I'm requesting an exception to the oocities.com general site blockage for the page oocities.com/vigobios/markle.htm which is a web citation regarding Abraham Markle, a page that was formerly hosted on geocities. The page itself is straight background information on Markle and is an important citation in the article as well as a source of additional information about Willcocks and the Canadian Volunteers in general. Natty10000 (talk) 15:22, 10 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    There's a copy here. no Declined MER-C 02:38, 14 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Dammit! I hate looking like a newb! :) Thanks for locating that page and I'll use that link for the citation Natty10000 (talk) 13:18, 17 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]


    About Wikitest.org Orthoped.org and related domains

    I would like to apologize for some of my additions, which were solely for draining traffic from wikipedia. But I would like to cleanup the act if given the opportunity by making the additions as per the ideology quoted in Dirk's Talk page regarding addition of relevant missing content and then quoting the reference. The only factor I would like to quote in my defence, is that the pages, which I had added, did contain exceptional authoritative content regarding Orthopedics for which I hold a diploma and have the ability to provide expert information. As an example, "tennis elbow home test" in the article on Tennis elbow, cozen's test which is properly explained on my referenced page. "Dugas test" an important test which we employ to verify reduction of shoulder dislocation was not even mentioned in Dislocated Shoulder article and so on. So kindly reinclude the URLs which have been blacklisted in bulk and I agree to abide by Wikipedia guidelines. If you want to read some of my quality articles on Orthopedic topics to confirm my authority, you can read my articles on Healthhype.com authored under my name Dr. Gauresh or google search for collarbone pain, leg weakness, neck spasm, pain pill addiction, and so on, which are read and appreciated by 100s of people each day.

    59.183.36.222 (talk) 17:41, 10 December 2010 (UTC)Dr. Gauresh no Declined Per WP:COI. OhNoitsJamie Talk 17:52, 10 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    www.ispycamping.com

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    Please can you whitelist www.ispycamping.com. It appears to have been blacklisted because it contains the reference to 'spycam' within the domain name. However, the site is an example of contemporary camping. Thank you Willgoodridge (talk) 20:09, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

     Not done Not on the local blacklsit; on the Meta blacklist. Furthermore, we don't need "example" links on camping articles. Please see WP:EL. Thanks, OhNoitsJamie Talk 20:23, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Thanks for your comment. However, according to the spam filter notice I received www.ispycam is on the blacklist. This blacklisted domain has nothing to do with the link I am proposing, but I am still blocked. With regards to the link for ispycamping.com, it is a useful website to illustrate to people what is meant by contemporary camping. It is not article. Thanks for your help.Willgoodridge (talk) 20:45, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    You cannot use Wikipedia to promote your own site, period. Wikipedia is not an advertising vehicle. OhNoitsJamie Talk 21:07, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    www.salsalust.com

    I'm the admin of "Salsa Lust" .I want to use the link in external links for Salsa, and Rueda_de_casino, and on the equivalent pages on several other language wikis.

    Salsa Lust is a project created by myself and few more salsa experts. Its mission is very similiar to Wikipedia in the salsa scene - To document Salsa's moves & variations and to create a formal standard across the world. Its contribution to the salsa scene across the world can be large and several teachers already use the site at their main source for teaching materials. The site is not used for lucrative purpose (there are couple of ads for the sake of upkeeping costs).

    Wikipedia has produced large traffic to the site and allowed it to spread around the world which is not an easy task without it. Actaully without it the project will somewhat lose it's world wide effect which will deal a huge blow. I Believe & know every salsa dancer would appretiate the site as the experts on my country are, and the relvence to salsa is quite bold to anyone who took at least one lesson in salsa. Therefore think that it appropriate to place the link where it is relevent (which I listed above). --Idofle (talk) 12:07, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    A perfect example of how spamming pays ... I am sorry, Idolfe, Wikipedia is not a vehicle for promotion of your site. no Declined. --Dirk Beetstra T C 12:13, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Look, I don't mean disrespect but I do care a lot for the project and the salsa scene and to blacklist it in Wikipedia seems absurd to me as their goals are very much alike, just on a smaller more focused scale. Also there are links with similiar motives on the same page only they lead to commercial sites with no real intent to help the salsa scene as my site is. If what you will call "not spamming and not promoting" is placing the link only on one page as others do then I promise to do only that, and by all means monitor the link. But I Honestly say, that in blacklisting SalsaLust Wikipedia denies support for preservation of knowlege, And I expected a little more concern from it.

    If you don't agree with me I would appretiate if you let me know with what other means I can convince you the relevance of the link is bold and for the sake of salsa and not for my website wellfare. If more proffessional opinions on salsa would matter to you, I'd be glad to provide contacts or petition of experts around the world who would support it. --Idofle (talk) 12:36, 26 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    no Declined No amount of wikilawyering will get the site removed from the blacklist. It simply does not meet our WP:EL guidelines. OhNoitsJamie Talk 20:27, 30 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]


    Actually the guidlines you provided kind of support a site like mine (which expands the salsa subject and adds tons of proffesinal unbaised information including rich media). The only thing that goes against me is that I own the site mysels and because I posted it, it may seem like a conflict of interest. The guidlines also suggest that in the case I'm the owner I should post the link on the talk page and let other editor decide for himself. Is that acceptable, or do you still insist (last try)? --77.125.107.86 (talk) 18:51, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    No (last answer). OhNoitsJamie Talk 18:53, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    www.tempsensindia.com

    Please unblock this site... I need to put some reference table for thermocouples on thermocouple page which are very useful. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.227.4.98 (talk) 10:01, 22 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

     Not done Your spamming of the link is the reason that it's blacklisted. OhNoitsJamie Talk 17:14, 22 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Examiner.com

    I would like to request that only these links be white listed for the Article written on Lion from the Lake. Not the site itself be white listed, unless it may affect the following external links from being used in reference for this article. The root www.examiner.com was blacklisted. These articles contain factual insight in accordance to the article and serve no other outside purpose. These articles are simply to inform and provide the public with information about Lion from the Lake. I am a member of the site, but a first time user.

    The links I wish to add: www.examiner.com/arts-entertainment-in-nashville/so-many-are-blind-lion-from-the-lake www.examiner.com/arts-entertainment-in-nashville/new-album-for-lion-from-the-lake www.examiner.com/arts-entertainment-in-nashville/lion-from-the-lake-extends-overseas www.examiner.com/arts-entertainment-in-nashville/lion-from-the-lake-s-upcoming-album www.examiner.com/arts-entertainment-in-nashville/lion-from-the-lake-s-new-single-showcased-to-dr-dre www.examiner.com/arts-entertainment-in-nashville/dinner-and-a-movie-includes-lion-from-the-lake www.examiner.com/arts-entertainment-in-nashville/lion-from-the-lake-is-hitting-the-media www.examiner.com/arts-entertainment-in-nashville/interview-with-lion-from-the-lake www.examiner.com/arts-entertainment-in-nashville/rapping-nashville

    I wish to add the links to this article: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Lion_from_the_Lake&action=edit&undoafter=398276579&undo=398294747 Lion from the Lake (talk) 19:00, 23 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    • Examiner.com is not a reliable source as it has no editorial control. Additionally, links there may offer financial incentives to the author. Therefore this request is no Declined. Additionally, you may have a conflict of interest. And the page you want to add the links to was deleted. And we don't whitelist links for user pages either. Stifle (talk) 10:32, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    pubmc.co.cc

    {{LinkSummary|co.cc}} I'd like to request to whitelist the site pubmc.co.cc. It seems the root co.cc is blacklisted. I was planning on putting this specific page, which is not involved in any illegal activity, in the external links section of the Miniconomy because it is a popular webpage among players of the game.--ArneLH (talk) 14:23, 23 October 2010 (UTC) ctflolz.co.cc: 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 this is the same with my personal website where i am developing a BBS: ctflolz.co.cc -- the-removethistext-hai-removetext-ryrock@-removethis-gmail.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.85.176.71 (talk) 06:26, 12 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    I do not see why this site, or any page on it, should be added to wikipedia per WP:EL. EdBever (talk) 17:48, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    not quite sure what's going on here

    I'm trying to save buckle bunny from deletion and the following link

    http: // www.ehow.com / how_2157628_be-buckle-bunny.html

    triggered some sort of spamfilter. What's the next step? Robinh (talk) 12:09, 27 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    ehow.com is not a reliable source, so it shouldn't be cited in the article. If you want to use the link just in the AfD argument, you could paste it somewhat as you have done here, other users can follow the link by copying, pasting, and editing the link in their address bar. (Since its not a reliable source, its probably not particularly useful in the AfD argument, but your call.) Herostratus (talk) 17:29, 27 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    •  Not done; not for use in an article. Stifle (talk) 14:02, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    associatedcontent.com

    I would like to whitelist this article because it is were I got my information from when I added information to this page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkali_metals. I want to site it as a source.

    associatedcontent.com/article/5789330/the_alkali_metals.html?cat=58 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.222.122.113 (talk) 15:37, 22 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    This is another site that offers people money. I think it is blacklisted because this kind of site is an open invitation to spammers plus the content might not be seen as a reliable source. EdBever (talk) 17:52, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • As per the page editnotice, we do not generally accept whitelisting requests from unregistered users. Associatedcontent.com offers monetary incentives to users to increase page views, and ultimately, the requester could well be the author of the page and be attempting to drive traffic there. This request may well be considered if and when a trusted, high-volume user resubmits it, but in the meantime, it is  Denied. Stifle (talk) 10:35, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    El Bombin

    Please whitelist:

    • www.elbombin.co.cc

    The previous url (elbombin.stuarthomfray.co.uk) was deemed acceptable as a WP:EL and after I changed hosting and lost my previous web address, I decided to re-upload my site to elbombin.co.cc. The content is still the same, of course, so links to any of the relevant pages on elbombin.co.cc should be acceptable WP:EL The specific page is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Reynolds_%28footballer_born_1881%29 but there may be other related pages on WP that I would need to edit too. --J4ckplug (talk) 17:56, 18 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Associatedcontent

    Caleca (talk) 14:53, 7 October 2010 (UTC)The URL of the entire page of wikipedia is (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Richard_Ramirez&action=submit) the link that I'd like to be accepted is (www.associatedcontent.com/article/274976/interview_with_stela_supporter_and.html?cat=38). I think this article very important to Richard Ramirez's biography on Wikipedia.Caleca (talk) 14:53, 7 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    • Associatedcontent.com is not considered a reliable source and offers monetary incentives to authors to increase page views. As such, this request is  Denied, but should the request be resubmitted by an editor with some months of editing history, it could very well be approved. Stifle (talk) 10:37, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    examiner.com

    Please whitelist one of these two links:

    • www.examiner.com/printa-560625~Yeas_and_Nays:_Monday,_Feb._12.html?cid=tool-print-top
    • www.examiner.com/a-560625~Yeas_and_Nays__Monday__Feb__12.html

    Source is used in Darrell_Issa#Blackwater_controversy. Verified in toto by an aggregate of the official government hearing transcript, video, and other RS. It's a concise summary of the controversy as was the original first-reporting source, now a total dead link. Authors Jeff Dufour and Patrick Gavin also write for the Washington Examiner (article), which is not blacklisted. The archive at WaEx doesn't go back to 2007, and is robots.txt excluded. Also they've written numerous articles at BOTH washingtonexaminer.com and Examiner.com (see www.examiner.com/a-560625~Yeas_and_Nays__Monday__Feb__12.html and click the link "SEE THE LATEST ON THIS STORY." Each article on Ex links to their email address at WaEx. --Lexein (talk) 16:49, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    • If you know when the Washington Examiner article was printed, you can still cite it even if it's not online. Stifle (talk) 08:11, 30 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    •  Stale Stifle (talk) 10:45, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    KOSMOPOLIS and CCCB Official Website

    www.cccb.org/kosmopolis/en/ hosted in: www.cccb.org/

    Kosmopolis is an internationally renowned literature Feast that takes place in Barcelona. I was browsing in the cathegory "Literature Festivals" in Europe and it is not in the list. The non-profit institution that organizes the festival, "CCCB", is in the blacklist of Wikipedia and I can't add the Kosmopolis link in the International Literature Festivals cathegory of Wikipedia. Please, could you remove the CCCB institution and Kosmopolis (hosted in its web-site) of the blacklist?. None of the both have commercial purposes, as CCCB has an educational aim, being one of the most important cultural catalan institutions. Thank you in advance. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alicia kopf (talk • contribs) 12:00, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    The CCCB website is blacklisted because an editor was paid by them to introduce copyright-violating spam for topics including Kosmopolis. I have good reason to believe that this user is also involved directly with Kosmopolis, so I would oppose whitelisting at the request of an organization that spammed us. It's also not clear where this link would be used. — Gavia immer (talk) 13:31, 6 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    •  Denied, may be reconsidered on the request of an established editor. Stifle (talk) 15:13, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Key document in Multilateral Agreement on Investment

    I request an exception for a (www.oocities) page presenting The Lalumière Report in English] which is a crucial document preceding and explaining the failure of the Multilateral Agreement on Investment in 1998. Without this document, it is impossible to understand why the host nation France withdrew from the MAI, followed by all other OECD nations. There seems to be no other online source. The bot-substitued URL is a dead link. Cheers, Bjenks (talk) 14:36, 9 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    http://webcitation.org/5knuYvqH2 should work, though WebCite sometimes has performance issues. I believe the Wayback Machine also has a copy, but I've been getting errors from them when I tried to search. As such, I would oppose whitelisting the OOCities page, given the trouble we've has with them. — Gavia immer (talk) 15:56, 9 October 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    no Declined per Gavia immer. MER-C 10:31, 12 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    www.examiner.com/conservative-in-raleigh/army-refuses-soldier-chance-to-clear-his-name

    I want to use the link on Murder of Muhamad Husain Kadir, and possibly on User:Geo Swan/look/Jeffrey Waruch, a userspace page I am considering bringing back to DRV. The link itself doesn't look like spam, and I am curious as to why this site is blacklisted. Geo Swan (talk) 12:13, 19 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    • OK. I see that User:Stifle has turned down several other requests, stating examiner.com is a site with no editorial control, and that the authors are paid. Payment of authors is traditional for authors of magazine and newspaper articles, so I do not think this is a valid justification for being blacklisted. Geo Swan (talk) 12:41, 19 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    The issue is not the payment, it is the overall spam issue. Anyone sufficiently interested can sign up as a contributor and create an article on examiner.com. The writer is paid if they can drive traffic to the page, so a common tactic is to spam it into Wikipedia. Johnuniq (talk) 01:05, 20 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    No, Geo Swan, the point is not that the editors are paid to write the articles, the issues is that editors can write articles, and get paid when someone is actually following a link to their document (similar to referral links). Anyone, literally anyone, can write a text there, link it from whereever they can, and see the income on their bank account. That is distinctively different from a paid professional, working for an organisation, and other people adding his links here.

    The site was blacklisted for editors doing just that, spamming their documents for getting the revenue. Also the owners of the site were spamming the site. Moreover, the site is notoriously unreliable, the data is very often available elsewhere (i.e. the data is scraped - and the data were it was scraped from is often a reliable site), and the site owners are deliberately trying to confuse their sites with news-sites with similar names which are good and reliable sites. There have even been whitelist requests on this type of sites (pay-per-view-type of sites) where the requester was actually stating that they needed to link here, because they needed the income from the site. Also note: a lot of spam does not look like spam, spam is the intention of making money with linking to your site, or promoting your site, which, unfortunately, even happens with the best sites .. SEO is a big business.

    That being said, there certainly is good information available on the site, certain documents (even when created with the idea of getting money when people were reading it) are good sources, from serious writers (there are professionals there), and when uninvolved editors ask for whitelisting that specific document, that may very well be granted (and some examiner.com pages are whitelisted). Though in reviewing one should keep in mind that the information will be available elsewhere from more reliable sites.

    So that is basically what Stifle asks, and what I will ask as well. Is this information not available elsewhere, and do you consider this information reliable? --Dirk Beetstra T C 09:33, 20 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    •  Not done due to lack of reply. Stifle (talk) 12:44, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    www.examiner.com/native-american-community-in-oklahoma-city/a-native-take-on-terrorism-the-towers-and-tolerance

    I want to use the link in a citation for Christianity and colonialism. Richard S (talk) 04:53, 20 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Similar to above, is this information not available elsewhere, and do you consider this specific document a reliable source? --Dirk Beetstra T C 09:42, 20 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    •  Not done due to lack of reply. Stifle (talk) 12:45, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    gcaptain.com

    Please whitelist gcaptain.com/maritime/blog/lethal-approach-pirate-defense?13402. G captain is a maritime blog that is quite well known in shipping circles and it's blocking is odd. Anyway, this reference is relevant since the weapon in question was been identified as being in the top 10 for Pirate defense. It is a reference for this article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TBL-37 Jesus ... it is blocking this entry. Bug or what??? Incitatus (talk) 15:33, 27 November 2010 (UTC)Incitatus[reply]

    Blacklisted due to coi-spamming. It is a blog, which does not make it likely that it is a reliable source. --Dirk Beetstra T C 13:03, 28 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
     Not done Stifle (talk) 10:32, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    suite101.com article

    suite101.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 would like to use the article at www.suite101.com/content/how-does-adrenaline-work-a193973 as a source for the new article I am working on here. It has exactly the type of information I am looking for (how adrenaline effects the body on a cellular level), and since this article is sourced itself, I think that it can be used as a reliable source. I'm not asking for the whole site to be whitelisted, just this specific article. --WikiDonn (talk) 19:10, 5 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    • Suite101.com articles:
      • Are self-published with limited to no editorial oversight, thereby failing WP:RS
      • Gain financial incentives for the author to increase pageviews, failing WP:COI
    • If the article itself cites reliable sources, please cite those directly. no Declined Stifle (talk) 10:28, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Another examiner.com page

    I want to cite www.examiner.com/sci-fi-in-orlando/transformers-convention-coming-to-disney-s-dolphin-resort-botcon-june-24-27 as a reference for the article on BotCon since that article needs more third-party sources. Why is "The Examiner" blocked anyway? NotARealWord (talk) 06:54, 10 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    No specific comment on this specific link - examiner.com was abused and spammed (amongs others by site-owners), as it is a pay-per-view-site (you can sign up, start writing documents there, and when you link your documents and people follow the link, you get paid - basically, the more people you tunnel to your document, the more you earn), the site is a huge spam-risk (and de-listings have been requested for the reason of making money ..), moreover, the nature makes it generally a unreliable site, and since anyone can write and earn money there, risks of scraped info &c. are also large. Regarding whitelisting requests, one would need to ask, a) is the information reliable enough, and b) is it not available elsewhere from a (more) reliable site? I hope this explains. --Dirk Beetstra T C 09:58, 10 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    •  Not done due to lack of reply. Stifle (talk) 14:56, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Resources.InfoSecInstitute.com

    We've been working very hard at providing in-depth valuable material to industry professionals in our field via the site at Resources.InfoSecInstitute.com. One of our 10k word articles - a step-by-step guide to reverse engineering a specific malware - was featured on many national news sites and many of the "A-list" bloggers in Information Security. A recent 8,500 word article is by far the most complete "fuzzing" demo available to the public for free. I'm not sure why our main domain is banned, but I would at least like to be able to provide these free resources to the wikipedia audience since I think it really does qualify as a legitimate value-add resource. Thanks.

    • This was blacklisted for spamming; the normal practice is that specific named URLs are whitelisted when a trusted, high-volume editor requests it in order to use it in a Wikipedia article. See also WP:ELNO item 1. no Declined Stifle (talk) 14:58, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    youtu.be

    There is no point at all in blacklisting youtu.be because youtu.be/XYZ is just a short form of the allowed URLs youtube.com/watch?v=XYZ and can't be used for anything at all other than such links to YouTube videos. Ginger Conspiracy (talk) 11:06, 20 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    While I generally agree with you, there's no point in whitelisting it, either, since you can just use the long URL without any problems. — Gavia immer (talk) 15:19, 20 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Why not? I understand the length of the blacklist is limited by software constraints. It seems silly to waste a slot. Ginger Conspiracy (talk) 07:03, 22 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Link is on the global blacklist. Reason for this is that it can be used to circumvent any restrictions on youtube, just like URL shorteners etc. You can use the youtube.com link, so no reason to whitelist. EdBever (talk) 17:31, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    mapsofthe world

    www.mapsofworld.com/monaco/government/foreign-relations.html: 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 France–Monaco relations needs info cited from this page (with other relevant/similar info also cited), there is no reason to believe information is falsified or it is being spammed, primarily because of the individual initiative on this. (part of which is that im expanding many such similar articles). While 1 cite can be found elsewhere, the second cite is a little harder to find concurrently.(Lihaas (talk) 20:19, 27 December 2010 (UTC)).[reply]

    Sorry, but looking at that page, I see many, many ads, a series of grammatical errors, and no indication where the material is sourced from. It does not appear to meet the requirements for a reference source. --Ckatzchatspy 20:28, 27 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks for the quick repyl anyhow.Lihaas (talk) 23:08, 27 December 2010 (UTC),[reply]
     Not done Stifle (talk) 15:01, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    petitioXns.number10.gov.uk

    petitioxns.number10.gov.uk: 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 tried to link to this page http://petitioXns.number10.gov.uk/ for an edit to the internet petitions article and met with a spam block. Can the whole UK Prime Minister's website please be unspam-blocked. Can't really explain why, but just kind of seems worthwhile, thanks, BrekekekexKoaxKoax 05:28, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

     Comment: (delete the X from the URL, blacklist doesn't allow me placing this request otherwise. This request is transferred from the global blacklist talk page on meta. This link or the term petitions is not blacklisted globally. I think it is because of the locally blacklisted regex \bpetition(?:online|s)?\b) here on en:wp. The request seems reasonable IMHO. EdBever (talk) 17:04, 28 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    • It's blocked because Wikipedia is not a soapbox, and we've had plenty of attempts by people to use Wikipedia to try and publicize their cause, about which they have just such a petition. As such this request is no Declined. Stifle (talk) 10:29, 29 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    petitiononlime.com/gusano03

    petitiononline.com/gusano03/: 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 requesting that Wikipedia approves the link shown because is a central point in the information about the documentary "X rays of a lie" where I am the autrhor. This link is important because is the only external link I can submit about the meeting that was the base of the documentary. The link shows the text that `describe the event, the date and the 11901 signatures that approve that petition. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wschalks (talk • contribs) 23:56, 30 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    • If the fact that 11,901 people signed the petition is important, it will be documented in a reliable source somewhere, and you should cite that source.  Denied Stifle (talk) 11:17, 31 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Revisit

    Stile, it is mentioned by the Guardian; what should I do now? Can I say anything else about the petition other than what The Guardian says? Is its use as a primary source in any way acceptable? SandyGeorgia (Talk) 22:31, 2 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    The petition was circulated by Gusanodeluz.com; here is their About us page from archive.org. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 23:07, 2 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    The norm is to link to the Guardian article rather than to the petition. Stifle (talk) 09:37, 4 January 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Withdrawn, Invalid, Malformed or Otherwise Past Relevance

    examiner.com

    Please whitelist www.examiner.com/crime-in-newark/national-children-s-advocate-parry-aftab-of-bergen-county-honored-by-fbi

    The ref is needed on the Parry Aftab page. The Aftab page has a subsection on Honors she has received. She has received another, I would like to add it, and I would like to use the whitelist-requested page as a RS. It is entitled, "National Children's Advocate Parry Aftab of Bergen County Honored by FBI".

    examiner.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

    Thank you. --LegitimateAndEvenCompelling (talk) 03:58, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    I confirm this info is accurate with an FBI link: http://newark.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel10/nk112210.htm but still would like both links just in case, so no rush, and no tears if you don't whitelist it. Thanks. --LegitimateAndEvenCompelling (talk) 04:03, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    How about [3]? MER-C 06:12, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]
    Good. Thanks. I hereby withdraw my request. --LegitimateAndEvenCompelling (talk) 15:36, 27 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Proposed removals from whitelist (sites to reblock)

    Troubleshooting and problems

    An IP randomly blanked the page Bas-Rhin and I tried to revert it, but it wasn't allowed since apparently the original version contained a blacklisted link. So I removed the link and reverted the page blanking, but there's a hidden message on the page saying "please don't remove this link, it goes back to Wikipedia" or something, so I don't know what to do. 71.113.42.236 (talk) 03:07, 22 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

    Discussion

    This is a very low-traffic page, perhaps we should open a process for it in the Wikipedia namespace. Stifle (talk) 14:54, 25 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

    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]

    Notice to everyone about our Reliable sources and External links noticeboards

    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 acheive consensus at one of the above noticeboards. Thanks! A Quest For Knowledge (talk)

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