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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|780551204#section_name}}

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

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

    Indicators
    Request completed:
     Done {{Done}}
     Stale {{StaleIP}}
     Request withdrawn {{withdrawn}}
    Request declined:
    no Declined {{Declined}}
     Not done {{Notdone}}
    Information:
     Additional information needed {{MoreInfo}}
    information Note: {{TakeNote}}



    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]

    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]

    ehow.co.uk

    This is not a spam site. Don't abuse the spam filter to block things for editorial reasons.

    I tried to use www.ehow.co.uk/info_8578303_difference-between-hand-axe-hatchet.html as a reference for https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hatchet&diff=780416049&oldid=778045078 24.44.23.238 (talk) 23:39, 14 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    no Declined. Ehow is a self-publishing content farm, which provides incentives to authors to promote their material. The links have been abused many times before. Additionally, that is not in any way a reliable source. I don't see any reason to whitelist it. Kuru (talk) 02:06, 15 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    infosecinstitute.com

    Hi there Wikipedia enthusiasts :)

    The Wikipedia page that you want to use the link on.

    InfoSec Institute

    An explanation why it would be useful to the encyclopedia article proper.

    I suggest to whitelist infosecinstitute.com Because it seems to be a reputable U.S. based organization, doing IT and information security training. Read more on that Wikipedia article. Also that domain name was repeatedly used as a source by well known notable mass medias, including Bloomberg News, Washington Post, Better Business Bureau (BBB), POLITICO, VICE News. Sources are in that Wikipedia article.

    Wikipedia admin Dirk Beetstra suggested to me to defer to this whitelist for the cases that are really needed related to infosecinstitute.com

    I would like to update that Wikipedia article infobox by adding the clickable "Website" infosecinstitute.com instead of the present text only version

    According to that blacklist logs, that domain name was abuse for spam a long time ago in 2008. A total of 6 abuses over a 9 year period. Also, as of today, most of those abusive users seem to no longer be active on Wikipedia. That's 4 out of 6 users total. Still according to the log, there was little or no spam abuse since 2008.

    For those interested in my motivation, I'm a volunteer Wikipedia contributor and I do not benefit in any way from the InfoSec Institute. Let me know if you have any questions or need anything else. With infinite Wikipedia love ♥, Francewhoa (talk) 05:27, 15 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    I have updated the request to the /company page, that is equal to their 'about us' (see /Common requests for explanation). --Dirk Beetstra T C 06:48, 15 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    @Francewhoa: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. Note that infosecinstitute.com will not work, only infosecinstitute.com/company. --Dirk Beetstra T C 06:49, 15 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    @Beetstra:) Sounds great. I'll try that. I learned something new about the Common requests exception with neutral landing page like that "about" page. Francewhoa (talk) 08:44, 15 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    BMI

    I'm not convinced that BMI Healthcare, a reputable company should be blacklisted anyway; but I wish to cite the above page on John Jaffray, regarding that subject's achievements. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 19:04, 15 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    @Pigsonthewing: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. This was spammed by some socks out of a massive sockfarm. Seeing the edits they were desperately looking for places to spam this, along with many other sites of companies. My guess is SEO work. Companies/organisations may be reputable, they still use SEO techniques. --Dirk Beetstra T C 20:32, 15 May 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Proposed removals from whitelist (sites to reblock)

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