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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|470763376#section_name}}

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

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    Proposed additions to Whitelist (sites to unblock)


    Global Flight

    Global Flight (.net/.de) is a useful and neutral resource for Frequent Flyer Programs, including notably the world's most comprehensive listing of all Frequent Flyer/Traveller Programs. Global Flight is considered as leading resource in the loyalty industry worldwide. It seems that the site was blocked by some German guy for personal (racist?) reasons, but certainly not based on any rationale reasons. We kindly ask you to remove these links from all blacklists. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.90.92.91 (talk • contribs)

    Reviewed, it is WP:SPAM. - Ahunt (talk) 11:35, 6 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Rejected for baseless personal attacks and attempted blacklist evasion. MER-C 02:11, 8 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Specific Examiner article

    I would like to add a specific article on Examiner.com to the white list - www.examiner.com/japanese-culture-in-new-york/a-culturally-stimulating-interview-with-the-insatiable-asa-akira - as I want to use it as a cite on the Asa Akira article. Yes I am an admin and yes I know I can edit the white list... I'm asking for two reasons: 1) I'm nervous about doing a screw-up while adding the link and somehow breaking something, and 2) get a different set of eyes to look at the article to confirm it's reliable (it seems to me). Tabercil (talk) 16:15, 8 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Have you read the /Common requests? Stifle (talk) 18:21, 11 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    No response => no Declined MER-C 09:47, 27 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Yfrog image for flood

    I'd like to link to yfrog.com/nwk7kkgj from the external links section of Barr Beacon Reservoir. No other suitable image is, as yet, available. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Andy's talk; Andy's edits 12:53, 12 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    And that photo library may not be stable. It may be better to contact the photographer and suggest he upload it to Commons. ~Amatulić (talk) 23:02, 9 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Any external site may be unstable. Open-licensing of the image has been requested, but may not be forthcoming, or at least not quickly, as it belongs to a large organisation, not an individual. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 16:24, 16 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    I would be supportive of this request. Leaving open briefly for further comment. Stifle (talk) 12:25, 19 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved Stifle (talk) 09:27, 11 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    examiner.com/soccer-in-national/dcu-evp-stephen-zack-explains-dc-united-women-partnership

    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 have read and understand why examiner.com as a whole is blocked; however, I wish to add to above article to the pages for D.C. United Women and perhaps to the D.C. United page as well. This article contains an interview with an executive vice-president of D.C. United whose statements provide needed information on the history of the founding of D.C. United Women. Thanks for your consideration. Benuski (talk) 17:07, 29 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    I am minded to allow this request but will leave open for a short period for further opinions. Stifle (talk) 12:25, 19 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Any other opinions on my request? Benuski (talk) 00:42, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    vkontakte.ru

    – RVJ (talk) 06:30, 3 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Is there a more specific link to whitelist? E.g. vkontakte.ru/index.html or vkontakte.ru/about.htm (or any other representable page which does not allow the whole site to be linked, since whitelisting vkontakte.ru would also allow all other use of the site). --Dirk Beetstra T C 12:46, 5 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    I agree with Dirk. Stifle (talk) 18:21, 11 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    This will be closed as not done if a specific page is not named in the next week or so. Stifle (talk) 12:26, 19 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    No response =>  Not done. MER-C 09:46, 27 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    www.examiner.com/tv-in-national/jackie-evancho-sings-like-an-angel-on-the-view-video

    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 would like to add this article as a link to the Jackie Evancho entry . This article has a good summary of Evancho's activities, and I am particularly interested in using it as a source for the facts noted in this excerpt: "[Evancho] travels back to Tokyo in January to take part in the re-opening celebration of the newly-refurbished Bunkamura Orchard Concert Hall, followed by two days of solo concert appearances. ..." The article is written by a credentialed journalist who has clearly done her homework in researching facts about Evancho. Would you kindly let me know on my talk page if this is approved? Thanks for your consideration. -- Ssilvers (talk) 03:46, 8 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    There seem to be other sources for this same information besides Examiner. Such as the official Bunakura concert hall schedule, for example. http://www.bunkamura.co.jp/orchard/schedule/schedule.php?yy=2012&mm=1&dd=1 (use Google translator to translate it if you can't read the Japanese).
    I don't see a compelling reason to white-list yet another examiner page when other sources are available. ~Amatulić (talk) 22:53, 9 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
     Denied Stifle (talk) 12:26, 19 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]



    ezinearticles.com/?Tape-Recovery---How-Tape-Works&id=1727784 - Specific article unblock request

    Could you please whitelist an article from ezinearticles.com as above for use as a reference for a section in IBM Magstar MP 3570
    Was looking to cite it to support an topic expansion. The subject is computer tape-based data-storage drives by IBM.. Pretty dry stuff. There's no POV issues etc, it's just boring old IT equipment.
    Reviewing some history, I understand the listed site is used as self-reference by some and generally isn't a reliable source. However the article in question provides background on the author, and based on this, I think the author could be considered reliable and authoritative (even if generally the whole site isn't). The content of the article is certainly accurate and detailed enough IMO. I have no personal interest in either the wiki topic or the blacklisted site/article. My motivation is to expand knowledge on topics I have a professional familiarity with. There may be other sources available, but this was the most concise and relevant source I found at the time. Citing this article will simply provide factual cross-references, and while it would take some time, one could always get absolute verification by cross-checking each claim against the manufacturer's product literature. Hopefully this won't be required, given the topic is an obsolete old tape drive format :)

    exinearticles.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 benryanau 08:14, 27 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    vk.com/petrozavodsk

    Could you please whitelist an article vk.com/petrozavodsk becouse it is largest society (17,700 users) in the social network vk.com about city Petrozavodsk (263,540 inhabitants)
    I woul add link to article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrozavodsk
    vk.com/petrozavodsk: 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

    ascenderfonts.com

    ascenderfonts.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 do not understand why this web site has been blacklisted. It contains useful typeface information, and it pertains to Ascender Corporation, a notable company. I want to insert citations from this web site and do not have the intention to spam Wikipedia with it. —Fitoschido [shouttrack] @ 28 December, 2011; 13:51

    It isn't blacklisted on Wikipedia, it's blacklisted globally on meta.  Defer to Global blacklist for de-listing requests.
    The purpose of this page is not to white-list entire web sites, but to white-list specific pages. If you want to white-list a single specific page for use in an article about the company, please suggest a full URL. None of the standard links to the home page work (ascenderfonts.com/index.php, ascenderfonts.com/index.htm, ascenderfonts.com/index.html, ascenderfonts.com/index.asp, ascenderfonts.com/index.aspx), so you'd have to propose some other page on that site. For the company article, I'd suggest the "about" page at www.ascenderfonts.com/info/about.aspx. ~Amatulić (talk) 20:59, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Archived Letchworth Rugby History

    I would like to add a specific article from the Letchworth Girls' Rugby website to the white list - www.letchworthgirls.blogspot.com/2010/09/team-to-beat-black-ferns.html - as I want to use it as a cite on the Jamie Burke (rugby) article. Although personal blogs are typically not allowed as links, this is an archived site now that the rugby team has moved to a real website. It exists to preserve news and information about girls' rugby. I'm specifically linking to it to validate the honours of women rugby players other than the New Zealand Black Ferns. --Dinkfeet (talk) 16:53, 29 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    petitionspot.com/petitions/ghostwhisperer/

    The link would be placed as a reference for the Ghost Whisperer Tv series (simply Ghost Whisperer) 'cancelation' section. It would be the eighth reference, I believe. The whitelisting of this petition might be of great reference to a lot of followers of the show. It is stated in the article that there is a petition for renewing the show for a sixth season, but there is no reference attached to it, therefore making it harder for a person to prove the statement true, especially if they are working on a research project or essay on the show. Whitelisting this specific petition might be of some possitive consequence regarding the show. Thank you very much for taking the time to read this.--190.92.44.206 (talk) 04:45, 3 January 2012 (UTC) ~~A.G.~~ January, 2nd, 2012.[reply]

     Not done Wikipedia is not a soapbox. We rarely (if ever) whitelist petition sites. OhNoitsJamie Talk 20:06, 4 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Introducing a Set of Books about TOEFL

    I would like to add a specific article on test-toefl.com to the white list - www.test-toefl.com/index.php/toefl-material/toefl-books - as I want to use it as a cite on the TOEFL article. This link is useful since there are a number of books mentioned for self-study, so that people who are looking for TOEFL explanations can have access to a trustworthy source TOEFL published by ETS, Princeton, Barron's and some more giant publishers. I appreciate your help.

    nell-rose.hubpages.com/hub/A-Step-Through-Time-The-True-story-of-Anne-Moberly-and-Eleanor-Jourdain-Two-Women-who-Crossed-the-veil-of-Time

    I want to use this link to back-up the supposed (please do notice "supposed") true story'ness of a song about the palace of Versailles. The link is not to prove it's a true story, but to give a good impression of what the song (by White Soxx) is about. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Berend123 (talk • contribs) 23:52, 10 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Approved requests

    www.infibeam.com

    Infibeam.com should be unblocked because it is a major Indian ecommerce portal, which was blocked few years back on account of spamming. It was a mistake by some former employees and the company would be more responsible in linking its URL only to places which are relevant and would serve the purpose for which Wikipedia works. This is a request not to block the usage of the URL because of mistakes done 2-3 years back and add it to the whitelist. The site now also has a Wikipedia Page which is an effort to inform the readers about the Indian ecommerce market.

    • Not unblocking the whole domain, but if there is an index or about page that you can specify I can whitelist that. Stifle (talk) 18:00, 17 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    • Please let me know why the whole domain cannot be unblocked so that if possible, I can take adequate steps to resolve the problem. I would request to unblock the home page www.infibeam.com and the About us page www.infibeam.com/static/help/about-us.html Articleonline (talk) 05:37, 23 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Unblock so you "can take adequate steps to resolve the problem"? What is there to resolve? The site has been massively spammed on Wikipedia. Are you associated with that site? Please be aware that we do not accept unblock requests from a domain owner, employees, or anyone else with a conflict of interest. If a trusted, high-volume editor requests that the whole domain be unblocked, we would consider it.
    The home page exists purely to sell products. Wikipedia is not a portal to merchant sites. If you want to include a link in an article about the company, then the "about" page should be sufficient for that purpose. ~Amatulić (talk) 22:12, 1 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    I'm happy to unblock www.infibeam.com/static/help/about-us.html, but that will be all. Stifle (talk) 15:44, 3 August 2011 (UTC)[reply]
     Not done on reflection, seems like a driveby request. Stifle (talk) 10:05, 1 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Can we allow this link at least at Infibeam? This is a bit silly to have an article and blocking the official URL in this article... mabdul 11:26, 2 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Approved Stifle (talk) 17:03, 11 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Your addition didn't solve the problem: I wanted to add the official link www.infibeam.com within the URL/Official template twice and hit the edit filter. So please update the additional regex again. mabdul 02:04, 26 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    The link that was approved was http://www.infibeam.com/static/help/about-us.html; anything else won't work. Stifle (talk) 15:03, 2 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Denied requests

    www.seriesandtv.com/shawn-and-gus-nicknames-and-aliases-on-psych/4324

    seriesandtv.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 is the URL of Series And TV, an entertainment site. It has been on the spam list for some time. But this site has some unique articles such as the one in this request, being the one site that has compiled the full list of Psych Nicknames for both Shawn Spencer and Burton Guster, and also the complete list of Pop References in several shows. I am not necessarily proposing a full unblocking of the website, but I truly think that several articles are very good to cite as reference, specially regarding to Psych and other shows. Guillepaz 15:41, 25 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Guillepaz (talk) 18:47, 25 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    No answer on this one --Guillepaz (talk) 20:06, 16 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    no Declined for these reasons:
    • You have a conflict of interest. This is evidently your own site. Please review Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. We do not whitelist pages at the request of the site owner. If a trusted-high volume editor deems a page on your site appropriate for referencing, we will consider the request.
    • This is a blog, which falls under the category Wikipedia:External links#Links normally to be avoided.
    • The requested link is your own blog posting. You are basically asking to be allowed to reference yourself. This is essentially original research, which is something Wikipedia can't accept. Please familiarize yourself with Wikipedia:No original research.
    Please review the guidelines linked in the three bullet points above to understand better why this request must be declined. Thank you. ~Amatulić (talk) 21:59, 16 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    FindTheBest

    • www.findthebest.com • It won't allow me to save my entry • I'm not sure why FindTheBest is blacklisted. The company, founded in 2009, relaunched yesterday, recently received $6M in VC funding from Kleiner Perkins and has been covered by the New York Times, The Huffington Post, Mashable, GigaOm, The Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, SoCalTech, ReadWriteWeb, Fox News, CNN and many other notable press. • I look forward to hearing back. Thanks. --[[User:GraceNasanine] 15:26, 8 December, 2011 (UTC) GraceNasanine (talk) — Preceding unsigned comment added by GraceNasanine (talk • contribs)

    First, this is the wrong venue to request removal from the blacklist. This page is for requesting whitelisting of specific pages on an otherwise blacklisted site.
    Second, findthebest.com was blacklisted in June 2010 due to blatant spamming attempts by the company's founder, Kevin O'Connor, whose account on Wikipedia is now also blocked indefinitely. See Special:Contributions/Kjpoconnor as well as User talk:Kjpoconnor for the evidence.
    Third, we do not white-list sites, or pages on blacklisted sites, at the request of someone with a conflict of interest. You appear to be associated with this company. If a trusted, high-volume editor requests that a page be whitelisted, we will consider it. Please read Wikipedia:Conflict of interest for further guidance.
    Finally, it might be appropriate to white-list a company information page (not the home page) on findthebest.com for the purpose of providing a link to the company in an article about the company, but Wikipedia currently has no article on FindTheBest. Kevin O'Connor had created it in the past for promotional purposes, and it was deleted.
    For those reasons, this request is no Declined. ~Amatulić (talk) 20:41, 8 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    www.globaljihad.net

    I am currently working on a Wikipedia entry for the Wikipedia Ambassador Program/Public Policy Initiative and the assignment will be graded. The information gathered off of the www.globaljihad.net/view_page.asp?id=390 and www.globaljihad.net/view_page.asp?id=389 pages were referenced in my entry, specifically information about Salafia Jihadia’s leader and some details involving the 2003 Bombings in Casablanca, Morocco. Lv06042011 (talk) 19:28, 30 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

     Not done "I need it for a paper" is not a valid reason for whitelisting a link. OhNoitsJamie Talk 20:18, 30 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    sysoon.com

    sysoon.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 whitelist the domain name sysoon.com and allow the addition in Zdeněk_Miler for the external link "sysoon"/deceased/zdenek-miler-2244 - I just added the place of death from this website to the wikipedia record of Zdeněk_Miler . I think Sysoon is a valuable source of the information about deceased people and it help to update the records of the deceased people.
     Not done I'm not seeing anything there that couldn't be obtained from better sources. Looks like a Scraper site to me. OhNoitsJamie Talk 22:37, 30 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    www.wikipharma.org

    This wiki-site is created by the Swedish state financed research program Mistra Pharma www.mistrapharma.se, managed from Royal Institute of Technology.

    From the wiki-site: "The MistraPharma database is free of charge and open for everyone. It is constructed as a wiki which means that anyone is allowed to propose additional data to the database. The aim is to keep the database continuously updated with your help, and that the MistraPharma database will be used by researchers and governmental authorities worldwide. - The MistraPharma database was created with the aim to compile all publicly available ecotoxicity data for all active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs)."

    The article where it is needed is en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_persistent_pharmaceutical_pollutant .

    I think this website should be white-listed. The site has the same aim as Wikipedia, just it is a very narrow subject. Ingrid Eckerman (talk) 22:52, 18 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

     Not done. Please see WP:ELNO for guidance on links. Furthermore, this page is not for requesting whitelisting of entire domains. If you request whitelisting of a specific page that you want to link in a specific article, we may consider such a request. ~Amatulić (talk) 23:28, 18 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    greatestbattles.iblogger.org

    The inclusion of this sub domain in the blacklisting of iblogger.org is inhibiting the transfer of files to Wikipedia commons.


    Links have recently been successfully used on these pages:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1561-Akbar_riding_the_elephant_Hawa%27I_pursuing_another_elephant_across_a_collapsing_bridge_of_boats_%28left%29.jpg
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1565-Battle_Scene_with_Boats_on_the_Ganges-Akbarnama.jpg
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Hamza_Burns_Zarthust%E2%80%99s_Chest_and_Shatters_the_Urn_with_his_Ashes.jpg
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1564-An_Attempt_on_Akbar%27s_Life-Akbarnama.jpg
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1577-Akbar_greeting_Rajput_rulers_and_other_nobles_at_court-Akbarnama.jpg
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bullocks_dragging_siege-guns_up_hill_during_the_attack_on_Ranthambhor_Fort.jpg
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1573-Akbar_receiving_his_sons_at_Fathpur-Akbarnama.jpg
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1572-Akbars_triumphal_entry_into_Surat.jpg
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shah-Jahan_hunting_lions_at_Burhanpur_(July_1630).jpg
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shah-Jahan_receives_his_three_eldest_sons_and_Asaf_Khan_during_his_accession_ceremonies_%288_March_1628%29.jpg
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1569-Akbar_directing_the_attack_against_Rai_Surjan_Hada_at_Ranthambhor_Fort.jpg
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shah_Jahan_Receives_Persian_Ambassadors.jpg
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1567-A_mine_explodes_during_the_siege_of_Chitor-left-Akbarnama-large.jpg
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_capture_of_Orchha_by_imperial_forces_%28October_1635%29.jpg
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Prince_Awrangzeb_%28Aurangzeb%29_facing_a_maddened_elephant_named_Sudhakar_(7_June_1633)_-_left_panel.jpg
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_siege_of_Daulatabad_%28April-June_1633%29.jpg
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1572-The_Wounding_of_Khan_Kilan_by_a_Rajput_during_his_march-Akbarnama.jpg
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:A%27zam_Khan_captures_Fort_Dharur_%28January_1631%29.jpg
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rustam_Kills_the_Turanian_Hero_Alkus_with_his_Lance.jpg
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Surrender_of_Kandahar_%281638%29.jpg
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Prince_Awrangzeb_%28Aurangzeb%29_facing_a_maddened_elephant_named_Sudhakar_%287_June_1633%29.jpg
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1561-The_Capture_of_Fort_Mertha_in_Rajasthan-Akbarnama.jpg
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1569-The_imperial_army_besieges_Ranathambhor_fort-Akbarnama.jpg
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1569-Akbar%27s_entry_into_the_fort_of_Ranthambhor.jpg
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Akbar_shoots_Jaimal_at_the_siege_of_Chitor.jpg
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Akbar_Plunders_the_Village_of_Sirohi.jpg
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_death_of_Khan_Jahan_Lodi_%283_February_1631%29.jpg
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_surrender_of_the_Fort_at_Udgir_to_Khan_Dawran_%28October_1636%29.jpg

    Graeme374 (talk) 06:08, 1 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

     Not done How the blacklist is "inhibiting" this process? If those images are indeed in the public domain, you don't need to provide a link back to a ad-laden commercial website. Furthermore, if you're running into the problem when you trying to transfer them too commons, that means they are on the global blacklist, not the English wiki's blacklist. OhNoitsJamie Talk 15:39, 1 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    iblogger.org is on the English Blacklist. How are people managing to get a link on a file page if they are not allowed on article pages?

    Graeme374 (talk) 22:34, 1 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Look for yourself; it's not on our local blacklist, it's on the meta blacklist which covers all mediawiki projects. Furthermore, you haven't provided a reason why we need links to an ad-laden personal site. Obviously that site got the images from elsewhere. OhNoitsJamie Talk 22:52, 1 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    a) Should these files from this blacklisted sites be deleted from Wikipedia?
    B) I would still like to know how people are managing to get a link on a file page if they are not allowed on article pages?
    Graeme374 (talk) 23:51, 1 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    a) No policy says that. If the licensing is correct, there is no need to add a link to a commercial blog on the commons page.
    b) Either they were uploaded before the blacklisting, or the blacklisting doesn't apply to file description pages. OhNoitsJamie Talk 23:58, 1 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    a) There is a policy on citing sources.
    b) So which is it?
    Graeme374 (talk) 00:15, 2 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Pages that contained a link to a blacklisted site before it was blacklisted would be unaffected until someone tries to edit the page. I endorse OhNoItsJamie's decline of this request. The requester has given no valid rationale for whitelisting. Images on commons are required to be public domain, and there is no reason to link back to somebody's blog for such images. If it's really necessary, such links can always be added without the "http" prefix and it won't trigger the blacklist. ~Amatulić (talk) 03:32, 2 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    I have looked at these and found they were uploaded well after the domain was blacklisted.
    Surely, if a domain is blacklisted then nothing from it should be trusted?
    Graeme374 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 03:58, 2 December 2011 (UTC).[reply]
    Generally, photographs of ancient paintings would likely be in the public domain, except if the first reproduction of the painting was in a book that is still under copyright. If you have doubts about the licensing rationale of an image, it can always be proposed for deletion. I do find it curious, however, that Commons description pages seem to be exempt from the global meta blacklist. ~Amatulić (talk) 05:14, 2 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    I find this morally objectionable. The proper way to cite a website is to provide a link. If material is good enough to take from a website then the website should be properly cited.
    If the website is not to be cited then the material should not be taken.
    In either case Admins should not be encouraging editors to use material and dodge a proper citation.
    OhNoitsJamie's statement (as edited) that "Obviously that site got the images from elsewhere" is a bit glib. Images on Wikipedia are from "elsewhere".
    It seems to me that greatestbattles.iblogger.org has been lumped in with a general blacklisting of iblogger.org.
    If greatestbattles.iblogger.org was assessed by itself would it be blacklisted? Do advertisements automatically mean spam? Are all sites cited in wikipedia ad free?
    If it would not be blacklisted then it should be whitelisted.

    Graeme374 (talk) 01:44, 3 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    A Google search of en.wikipedia.org did not find any occurrence of "greatestbattle.iblogger.org" other than on the pages listed above & talk pages for articles associated with these files; so there was not pre blacklisting spam. Graeme374 (talk) 03:59, 3 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    What, too ashamed to repy? Not prepared to defend your words? Graeme374 (talk) 06:11, 5 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    I just checked the last three entries on the above image-list (easiest to scroll from the edit-box) and all three appear to be on commons already and not masked by local copies. I don't see how "cannot transfer" is an issue if they are already transferred. Or even if they were uploaded there directly rather than en and then transferred--I don't see deletion-log entries for them locally at all. Is your google search contaminated by commons images being transparently seen via en.wp? Special:Linksearch finds no en.wp pages that link to that site. DMacks (talk) 07:19, 5 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    All that I checked are on commons, and not on en.wikipedia. Moreover, this site is not used on en.wikipedia as a link. Moreover, if these files are to be saved on commons, there is no reason to whitelist it here.
    If a file is uploaded here, and the link needs to be used here, then for that specific link we could consider a whitelist entry. But, since these files are free, they should be uploaded on commons, and then this site should be whitelisted on commons (even though that linking to where you find a free file is not necessary, it is good form - note that linking can also be linkless, i.e. without the http:// prefix).
    Since blog sites are generally not suitable (and there was apparently enough abuse to blacklist this blog on meta), and that there is no broad use of the whole site on en.wikipedia (it will focus on some specific links), here no Declined - editors who try (and need!) to save an image here with this site as a 'reference', will be redirected to this whitelist, those who upload on commons need to go to the commons whitelist (commons:MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist) and not here. --Dirk Beetstra T C 12:44, 5 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    seatplan.co.uk

    seatplan.co.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 Seat Plan is an independent and non commercial website that exists to advise users of West End theatre seating information. No similar website currently exists, and the information is helpful to any theatre goer. Because the website is non commercial it offers an independent and unbiased view of which seats provide the best value for money. The content is directly relevant to the various wikipedia pages listed below. In each case, the existing wikipedia page does not contain the same information as seat plan, meaning that the content is both unique and helpful for the user. The home page directs the user to a menu of seating plan venues which they can then access. The website has a number of links from other reputable sources, which consider the content to valuable to the theatre community, and those using wikipedia to research information about specific venues. Each seat plan page has been carefully researched and written by a theatre industry professional, and offers an impartial yet informed view for the reader.

    • www.seatplan.co.uk/london/adelphi-theatre would be of great benefit to the Wikipedia entry on the Adelphi Theatre which does not provide any specific seating information for those wanting to visit the venue. [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelphi_Theatre]
    • www.seatplan.co.uk/london/cambridge-theatre would again enhance the wikipeida site [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambridge_Theatre] which is particularly sparse and does not include any up to date information about the theatre, especially since it's regeneration and new seating layouts.
    • www.seatplan.co.uk/london/her-majestys-theatre - The current Wiki site for Her Majesty's Theatre [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her_Majesty's_Theatre] talks about the number of seats and the fact that they are over four levels, but provides no further helpful information for the modern day user. Our seat plan site outlines which seats are restricted view, due to the many pillars and obstructions in the theatre.
    • www.seatplan.co.uk/london/london-palladium also outlines modern information which is not currently provided on the wikipedia site for the venue: [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Palladium]
    • www.seatplan.co.uk/london/lyceum-theatre describes seating and accessibility for the venue which is not covered in the wiki entry [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyceum_Theatre,_London] and is useful to a modern day audience.
    • www.seatplan.co.uk/novello-theatre once again gives current seating information that is helpful and relevent to those users reading the wiki entry at [//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novello_Theatre
    • www.seatplan.co.uk/open-air-regents-park gives the user a visual representation of the venue seating plan as well as independent views on where to sit; content that is not available on the current wikipedia page [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Air_Theatre,_Regent's_Park]
    • www.seatplan.co.uk/palace-theatre includes current seating plan information in both written and diagram form, and would enhance the wikipage [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palace_Theatre,_London]
    • www.seatplan.co.uk/queens-theatre describes the venue in terms of value for money, offering views on where to sit and helpful hints to get the most out of the venue, ultimately enhancing the wikipedia entry [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen's_Theatre]
    • www.seatplan.co.uk/savoy-theatre neither the Savoy Theatre Wiki page or the Savoy Hotel wiki page give any practical information or guidance on where to sit, and so this page provides additional information to [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savoy_theatre] which currently provides little modern day information.
    • www.seatplan.co.uk/theatre-royal-drury-lane provides information for the user on where to sit at this historic theatre venue. The current wiki site [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_Royal,_Drury_Lane] provides historical information but does not offer the user any guidance on how the seating plan has evolved into the modern day setting.

    There are no outbound links from this site to any commercial websites, as it exists solely for information purposes. I feel the whole website is of interest to the Wikipedia community and should be whitelisted for the reasons highlighted above. Thank you. 79.121.254.230 (talk) 17:04, 5 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    That your IP was responsible for the most recent spamming campaign of this link suggests at WP:COI, so  Not done. Also; it's not blacklisted here, but rather on the global blacklist. OhNoitsJamie Talk 17:23, 5 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]


    A page from Opus - Info

    I feel it would be helpful to whitelist the following page:

    www.opus-info.org/index.php?title=Preces

    While I can understand that the main web-site could be considered a propaganda site, the specific page shows a scan of a prayer which is being discussed on the page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preces_(Opus_Dei)

    An argument has arisen in the discussion on that page about the appropriateness of reproducing the whole prayer on wikipedia, and I feel that providing a link to an external website which displayes it could be a reasonable compromise.

    Link Summary: opus-info.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

    Anruari (talk) 12:40, 22 September 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    animalethics.org.uk

    As a watercolor painting hobbyist, I feel that the hype about kolinski sable paintbrushes should be tempered by a mention that in order to get the hair for these brushes, kolinski weasels are trapped in the forests of Siberia and often die a cruel, slow and painful death. This could be mentioned on several Wikipedia pages such as Watercolor painting, Kolinsky sable-hair brush, or Siberian weasel. But the system won't let me quote PETA, so I'd like to use www.animalethics.org.uk/i-ch8-4-forgottenfur.html as a source to justify the addition, but the website is blacklisted.

    I'm no animal rights nut, but I can't accept teh notion of painting with hair collected by cruel means. There are now extremely good synthetic hairs for paintbrushes, and that could be mentioned in some of the articles as well.

    I'm amenable to this request if the source is used in a neutral manner. But I am curious, what prevents you from quoting PETA? ~Amatulić (talk) 20:13, 4 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
     Not done due to lack of reply. Stifle (talk) 18:18, 11 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    yfrog.com/h392jzfj

    I would to add this to David Meerman Scott, Personal life section to cite surfing interest.

    Woz2 (talk) 23:31, 14 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Looks to me like the page is already cited through Twylah. ~Amatulić (talk) 00:07, 15 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Expired requests (not done due to lack of reply)

    www.hurryupharry.org

    hurryupharry.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 is the URL of Harry's Place, a British political blog. It has been on the spam list for some time, I suspect as the result of foulplay. This makes it difficult to edit the article about it and in particular to fix a current HMTL error which messes up the references. Mezigue (talk) 10:41, 22 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    So, do you have a specific page you want to white list? This is not the forum to request removing the entire site from the blacklist. hurryupharry.org/index.php is already whitelisted. ~Amatulić (talk) 19:37, 26 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    Oh I thought it was. What is the proper place then please? Mezigue (talk) 13:36, 2 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist has a section for requesting removal of an entire site from the blacklist. However, for this particular site, given its history of abuse by a long-term serial vandal, the request would be declined. If you are working on the article Harry's Place, as I wrote earlier, the home page http://hurryupharry.org/index.php is already whitelisted, and should be sufficient for an article about the site. If you feel that the article requires other pages to be whitelisted, feel free to request them here for consideration. ~Amatulić (talk) 20:03, 4 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    No response => no Declined. MER-C 08:09, 23 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    twlgbt.zapto.org

    1. twlgbt.zapto.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
    2. Taiwan_Pride
    3. This is the official blog of "League of Sex/Gender Groups in Central Taiwan" -- hit1205 (talk) 11:21, 13 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    But the page is Taiwan Pride. That link may have a place on its own page, but here it is indirect. And even then, it is the official blog of them, is it also the official page of the subject? --Dirk Beetstra T C 11:12, 16 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    No response => no Declined. MER-C 11:38, 2 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    poetryatlas.com

    poetryatlas.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

    This would appear to be a great resource for people interested in Topographical Poetry. It would make sense to link from the Topographical Poetry page on Wikipedia. It could also make sense to link from areas with great traditions in the poetry of place - such as the Lake District - to the relevant pages on the site such as: www.poetryatlas.com/search/lake+district.html. I should add that there seems to be no commercial activity on this site. Tfazaipour (talk) 15:01, 20 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Commercial activity isn't relevant. Spamming behavior is all that matters. This site was blacklisted in November 2010 due to the spamming attempts of two users, see Special:Contributions/Jeffreymjlee and Special:Contributions/Tomthumb1. De-listing the site is unlikely, but we are open to white-listing specific pages for the purpose of using in articles where the link would be relevant and useful. Are you proposing to add a search link to this site to the Lake District article? I can't see how that link is relevant to the context of that article. ~Amatulić (talk) 18:25, 20 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    No response => no Declined MER-C 11:39, 2 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Withdrawn requests, and requests that are malformed, invalid, or otherwise past relevance

    Proposed removals from whitelist (sites to reblock)

    Troubleshooting and problems

    Hi,

    I've create a page misnamed "[Editing ISO/IEC JTC1/SC36]"instead of [ISO/IEC JTC1/SC36]. This new page was marked for deletion yesterday. I've explained the difference between SC 34 page and this new SC36 to the editor. After the editor unmarked the page for deletion, it was move to WP:BLACKLIST. If there is an offending link, could you please advice me and move back the page to WHITELIST so that I can continue with edition. Thanks. --108.161.117.248 (talk) 01:44, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Here is the message that I received from the editor who first marked the page for deletion:

    I actually noticed that they were different articles, so I undid my nomintation for speedy deletion. However, I tried to move the page myself and discovered that the title was on our WP:BLACKLIST. I'm not an admin, so I can't override it. I'm not quite sure why, but you can ask someone to change the page title at WP:RM. Funnyfarmofdoom (talk to me) 21:55, 6 January 2012 (UTC)

    I managed to move the page to ISO/IEC JTC1/SC36 without any problem. Even though I'm an admin, I am not exempt from being blocked from inserting something that's blacklisted.
    As a further test, I copied the entire article content to Wikipedia:Sandbox which would also trigger the blacklist. Nothing, no error. I'm not sure what caused the problem you experienced, but if it happens again, please drop me a note on my talk page and I'll investigate. ~Amatulić (talk) 02:49, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Maybe the title blacklist? (which admins can override).. --Versageek 02:58, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    Hmm, I can't see anything on Wikipedia:Titleblacklist that would trigger on that title. But then it's almost humanly impossible to scan that thing with a mental regex. As the OP said, there's already another article with a very similar title (different only by a digit in it).
    Even if admins can override it, wouldn't I get some sort of warning? ~Amatulić (talk) 05:48, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]
    The problem is the following line in MediaWiki:Titleblacklist:
    .*\p{Lu}(\P{L}*\p{Lu}){9}.* <casesensitive | moveonly>  # Disallows moves with more than nine consecutive capital letters
    That will match any title that has 10 or more uppercase letters in a row without any intervening lowercase letters, but will block moves only and not page creations. Note that admins (and accountcreators) can override the title blacklist, just not the spam blacklist. Anomie⚔ 16:44, 7 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

    Discussion

    Other projects with active whitelists

    I was unable to format this so as to fit in the left column where x-wiki links normally go. This, as well as a similar list for other local blacklists (on our blacklist's talk page) may be useful information. --A. B. (talk) 14:00, 20 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

    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)

    google?

    Why do you block NASA pdf on Google? THIS > ht tp://w ww.g oogl e.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=%2B%2522data%2Bacquisition%2Bdatabase%2522&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CFsQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww-misr.jpl.nasa.gov%2FgetData%2FlocalMode%2Flm_id.pdf&ei=p_K0ToTZCpGXtwfBg62nCw&usg=AFQjCNFVQWbSMuXKK-rFEZr3pqG1xyhieg (spaces injected to full out spam filter)

    • Put the url in place U2 in last edit in database talk or post a msg when the filter will be fixed.99.90.197.87 (talk)
    That URL just redirects to http://www-misr.jpl.nasa.gov/getData/localMode/lm_id.pdf. Use that directly instead. Anomie⚔ 14:42, 5 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]
    OK, Thx. 99.90.197.87 (talk) 17:06, 5 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

    Suite101 (cultural history articles)

    In the article "Femme Fatale" I wanted to include a link to an article that I found surprisingly good and certainly as useful, or more so, than any of the web links currently included in the article. (I can say this with some authority because I am a historian of culture.) Much to my surprise, I found that I could not do it because apparently the website (in its entirety?) is blocked here.

    Now, I don't know what the reasons for blacklisting Suite 101 might be, but I find it outrageous to blacklist articles by this specific author (to whose articles I have directed a few people that I am tutoring to consult them).

    Here is the offending article:

    helle-h.suite101.com/what-makes-a-femme-fatale-a200658

    And here are three other examples of writing by the same author:

    helle-h.suite101.com/mary-mother-of-jesus---her-place-in-islam-a201407

    helle-h.suite101.com/wind-of-war-the-battle-of-the-frigidus-a199158

    helle-h.suite101.com/femmes-fatales---maria-tarnowska-a199746

    There are many other truly fine articles, by other authors, there - too many to have even the authors listed here, never mind the articles themselves. I see no "spam" on that website; there are only advertisements that nobody is forced to click on. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sehnsucherin (talk • contribs) 16:56, 1 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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