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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|846690535#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)


    dhlsna.bravesites.com

    I am writing a new article for the English writer David Ellis (there is already an article for a different writer called David Ellis, also English). David received an award in 2011 for life-time services to D.H. Lawrence studies, which can be found listed on this site for the D.H.Lawrence society of North America. I would like to refer to this awards page in the article. RunBanjoRun (talk) 09:40, 20 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @RunBanjoRun: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 16:47, 20 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    filmindustrynetwork.biz

    I am currently doing some work on Deadpool 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) and would like to use this interview with the film's composer. Regardless of what issues there has been with this site before, there should be no problem with using an exclusive interview like this. - adamstom97 (talk) 12:04, 28 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @Adamstom.97: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 15:14, 28 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    I've been updating the page for William Shatner and have been unable to add an interview from this news site which goes in-depth on one of his documentaries. I don't understand why it is flagging for spam. --Gbstar12 (talk) 16:53, 17 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    • Link requested to be whitelisted: filmindustrynetwork.biz/william-shatner-discusses-chaos-on-the-bridge-exclusive/29411

    change.org

    I'd like to suggest the 'change.org' weblink be delisted. I was updating the citations for the page Death_of_LaVena_Johnson and wanted to include (either cite or add as an external link) the actual petition page from change.org... and was surprised to find it block listed. Perusing the list, I noticed it is 'bchange.org' which is blocked, not specifically 'change.org'. Change.org is, in my understanding, a tool of direct democracy in petitioning government representatives according to the 1st Amendment as explained here: Right_to_petition_in_the_United_States. Cheers. -- HafizHanif (talk) 19:21, 29 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @HafizHanif: did you read /Common requests? If the fact is worth mentioning, there are independent sources, negating the necessity of the primary source. --Dirk Beetstra T C 19:45, 29 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    So it is an issue of preferring a news source or a third / independent, and not so much that the particular website is an issue? -- HafizHanif (talk) 19:53, 29 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    No, the website is the issue. Petition sites are blanket blacklisted. They are often abused, and there is hardly any legit use for them. Again, if the fact is important enough that it needs to be mentioned, then it needs independent sources. —Dirk Beetstra T C 20:11, 29 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    Blacklisting protects Wikipedia from soapboxing, with nearly no collateral damage. There are cases where the primary source is needed, but they are rare. —Dirk Beetstra T C 20:13, 29 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    Csgopedia.com

    Trying to adding the link to the site for KioShiMa article for information about player Maikelele:

    • Link requested to be whitelisted: csgopedia.com/players/maikelele/

    It appears to doesn’t have any spams. Site does not look like spam. There are 3 top sites about CS:GO esport and this one is one of them- it provides all information about settings of pro players and their current gameplay. Site had changed in 2017 very much. Alexkillern1

    As an apparently at least partly user generated site it's obviously not a reliable source by Wikipedia's standards, the content of the site, settings used by pro players (i.e. not info about the players and their careers, only their computer/game settings) and lots of paid-for promotion for hardware, also makes it unsuitable for any use on Wikipedia. - Tom | Thomas.W talk 08:49, 1 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    @Alexkillern1: no Declined, per Thomas. --Dirk Beetstra T C 10:31, 1 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]


    investing.com

    I am doing some work on Charles E. Kirk and adding a media mention from an article written by Jeff Miller on May 25, 2018. He mentions Mr. Kirk and included Mr. Kirk's list of mistakes made by amateur traders. This article is meant to help and educate those who wish to learn more about trading, investing and managing money.— Preceding unsigned comment added by Heatherjana (talk • contribs)

    Can you please review Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam/2018_Archive_Mar_1#investing.com, and indicate how (if?) this link is needed and not replaceable. It seems the site has little original content. —Dirk Beetstra T C 19:12, 4 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    econlib.org

    I'm really not sure why this site would be on a blacklist. I'm here as I saw a notice on a page I was consulting Gregory King that this domain was blacklisted and I thought I'd try to address that. Ppival (talk) 18:14, 11 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @Ppival: no Declined, there are alternatives, e.g. https://mises.org/library/theory-political-economy, and there is no reason to use a link on a site that has an agenda, especially not if there is a paid editing group where the leader has both a clear connection with this site and edits subjects related to econlib. --Dirk Beetstra T C 18:51, 11 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    altritaliani.net

    I think its 2010 COIBot flag mean there is a COI issue rather than any problem with the site per se. jnestorius(talk) 00:08, 13 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @Jnestorius: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 07:12, 13 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    sbclife.net

    @Mikalra: This is not blacklisted
     Not done. --Dirk Beetstra T C 06:16, 14 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    It looks like you used the link provided by a google search result. That is a google link that is blacklisted. You have to take the direct link as above. —Dirk Beetstra T C 06:20, 14 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]
    You're right; I don't know how I missed that. Thanks for the prompt review.Mikalra (talk) 14:25, 14 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    salmonsolutions.co.uk

    Okcid1 (talk) 14:00, 15 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @Okcid1: no Declined, not a reliable source, rather a commercial site aimed at selling. No independent oversight. --Dirk Beetstra T C 14:16, 15 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    bitly.com

    If it is technically possible, I'd like to request an unblock of bitly's homepage, to link to it in the infobox on Bitly. The article currently has an appended ?main, which does not seem canonical, in fact, clicking on the homepage link on bitly gets you to the main page without ?main.

    I read /Common requests and found two sections regarding this requests:

    /Common requests#URL_shorteners: I think this doesn't apply because I only want to unblock the main page of bitly.com.

    /Common requests#The_official_homepage_of_the_subject_of_a_page: I think this applies. "Note that requests to whitelist the domain itself will generally not be honoured, as it would negate the blacklisting and would allow abuse of the homepage (which is sometimes one of the reasons the whole site was blacklisted in the first place). Please find a neutral landing page like the site's "about" or "information" page, and request whitelisting in the usual way." This doesn't seem to be the case for bitly.com, it's blacklisted not because of its content (on homepage or linked pages) but for the shortened URLs.

    -- Heinrich5991 (talk) 17:19, 18 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @Heinrich5991: no Declined. “requests to whitelist the domain itself will generally not be honoured, as it would negate the blacklisting”. Your request would do the same, negate the blacklist. We therefore suggest “...a neutral landing page like the site's "about" or "information" page ...” Here, we chose ‘?main’, which actually results in the main page, without having a possibility to be abused. --Dirk Beetstra T C 17:36, 18 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    bitcointalk.org

    BitcoinTalk is an historical reference of the early days of Bitcoin's development. The domain has been blacklisted due to spam. As the site contains the original source of much of the reference material used in ongoing Bitcoin and cryptocurrency research and debates the whitelisting of at least parts of the site would be the only way to add canonical references to associated Wikipedia articles. In this case I am requesting only one page for a simple reference of an existing direct quote from Satoshi Nakamoto on the Daniel Larimer wikipedia page. --Opacey (talk) 08:40, 20 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

    @Opacey: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 09:22, 20 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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