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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|779357806#section_name}}

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

    Admins: Use seth's tool to search the spamlists.

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    Information:
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    information Note: {{TakeNote}}



    Notice to everyone about our Reliable sources and External links noticeboards

    If you have a source that you would like to add to the spam-whitelist, but you are uncertain that it meets Wikipedia's guideline on reliability, please ask for opinions on the Reliable sources noticeboard, to confirm that it does meet that guideline, before submitting your whitelisting request here. In your request, link to the confirming discussion on that noticeboard.

    Likewise, if you have an external link that you are uncertain meets Wikipedia's guideline on external links, please get confirmation on the External links noticeboard before submitting your whitelisting request here.

    If your whitelist request falls under one of these two categories, the admins will be more willing to have the source whitelisted if you can achieve consensus at one of the above noticeboards.

    Proposed additions to Whitelist (web pages to unblock)


    Examiner.com

    The link cites a study that shows comparatively the deaths caused by US war interventions since World War II. 187.104.44.105 (talk) 07:31, 24 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Change.org Petition

    I understand that Change.org petitions are generally prohibited from use as sources on Wikipedia. However, I am writing an article on #AmINext, a hashtag campaign and associated petition. This Change.org petition is the main form of communication the founder used to communicate with participants of the campaign because Twitter did not allow her to post messages longer than 120 characters. This petition and its associated message board is the only source that contains information from the founder about her motivation for creating the hashtag campaign and its personal significance to her. This message board also includes information on the founder's activist actions following the viral campaign and the response of the government that was not reported on by mainstream media.
    Thank you, jrseidm (talk) 01:39, 6 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    @Jordyn.seidman: First note, petitions are not blocked because they are not suitable as sources, they are blocked because of soapboxing abuse. This petition is open.
    On which page would this link need to be included? And you say that this is the only source of information - which makes me wonder whether it is relevant for Wikipedia (the petition is running for 3 years, and there are no independent reports reporting about it?). You seem to only want to primary source the information. The material you you (want to) include should be referenced by the message board posts, not by the general petition. --Dirk Beetstra T C 03:30, 6 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    • @Beetstra: I would like to clarify. I have lots of secondary sources about the campaign itself, but no reporting was done on the founder's activist work following the campaign. Are you saying I should ask for the link to the message board post(s) to be whitelisted instead of the petition itself?
    Thank you, jrseidm (talk) 15:29, 6 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    @Jordyn.seidman: I do have the feeling that that is a more direct reference for the info you want to include. Which article is this going to go on? --Dirk Beetstra T C 05:11, 7 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Screwed up the ping: @Jordyn.seidman:. --Dirk Beetstra T C 05:12, 7 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]


    @Beetstra: here are the two message board links that are relevant to my article. The information on these message boards is going to be used for the #AmINext article. I have been working on a draft for this article in my sandbox, so it will not be exactly like the article on the official article page.
    • Link requested to be whitelisted: change.org/p/hon-kellie-leitch-minister-for-the-status-of-women-call-a-public-inquiry-into-hundreds-of-missing-and-murdered-aboriginal-women-like-my-cousin-loretta-saunders/u/7987190
    • Link requested to be whitelisted: change.org/p/hon-kellie-leitch-minister-for-the-status-of-women-call-a-public-inquiry-into-hundreds-of-missing-and-murdered-aboriginal-women-like-my-cousin-loretta-saunders/u/17127938
    —jrseidm (talk) 02:24, 8 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    @Jordyn.seidman: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 12:49, 8 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    encyclopediadramatica.rs

    The link in question links to Encyclopedia Dramatica's main page which I want to link in Encyclopedia Dramatica wiki page only. Thank you, NeatCoronet458 (talk) 18:31, 16 April 2017 (UTC).[reply]

    per this RfC, and earlier whitelistings, I am going to suggest to follow suit:
    Link requested to be whitelisted: encyclopediadramatica.rs/Encyclopedia_Dramatica:About
    (that is, we should update \bencyclopediadramatica\.se\/Encyclopedia_Dramatica:About\b). --Dirk Beetstra T C 03:14, 17 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]
     Done, see diff. --Dirk Beetstra T C 03:15, 17 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Vidme

    After the "Adpocalypse" going on at YouTube, I've seen a few creators defecting to different outlets, particularly Vidme, so I thought it'd be fair to have an article. The link is meant to be an actual website (particularly a video-hosting service). JWthaMajestic (talk) 06:48, 8 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    @JWthaMajestic: per /Common requests#About, we would need an about-page or a full url (including an index.htm) of the index page. Can you please provide a suitable link? --Dirk Beetstra T C 07:12, 8 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    @Beetstra: Here is an about page: vid.me/about Is this okay? JWthaMajestic (talk) 12:23, 8 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, that is fine:
    Link requested to be whitelisted: vid.me/about --Dirk Beetstra T C 12:27, 8 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    @JWthaMajestic: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 12:28, 8 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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