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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|944871315#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)

    BitcoinTalk: /index.php?topic=1219264.msg12775845

    bitcointalk.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

    Link requested to be whitelisted: bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1219264.msg12775845

    Wikipedia page that you want to use the link on: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nano_(cryptocurrency)

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

    Someone has added a non-academic/non-notable source that incorrectly states that Bitcoin core developer Gregory Maxwell's criticism of Nano is due to its zero-fee structure: https://coinrivet.com/what-is-nano-an-introduction-to-the-zero-fee-cryptocurrency/. That article in-turn links to a 1st-party source from Gregory himself, where he states that his criticism of Nano is about its Sybil attack protection, not its zero-fee structure. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Qwahzi‎ (talk • contribs)

    Qwahzi‎}, no Declined. BitcoinTalk is not a reliable source for this content. Guy (help!) 12:31, 11 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    www.pro-gorod.ru/maps/?z={osmzoom}&lon={londegdec}&lat={latdegdec}

    I would like to use this link at Template:GeoTemplate/sandbox to sync it with Template:GeoTemplate for testing.– BrandonXLF (talk) 02:59, 13 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Breitbart News (3)

    An earlier mention of Doug TenNapel's writing stint with Breitbart was removed for lack of evidence, and I'd like to put it back with a citation of his author page to show his activity and tenure there. Mockingbus (talk) 06:54, 15 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Mockingbus, if it's not covered in an independent source then it's probably WP:UNDUE. Guy (help!) 07:09, 15 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    There is independent coverage, mostly brought up with relation to his conservative views (generally) and anti-LGBTQ positions (in specific), which also keep getting removed (it seems like other editors can't agree whether bringing them up is a smear campaign or ignoring them is a whitewash). It's not great, I admit, but in the interests of fairness I wanted to provide the primary source and note that his column also included some movie reviews and commentary on the general state of the comics entertainment industry at the time. What do you think? Mockingbus (talk) 16:41, 15 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Mockingbus, if there are reliable independent secondary sources then we don't need to cite Breitbart as a primary source. Guy (help!) 19:35, 15 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    JzG, fair enough! I've made a best-effort attempt at restoring the information with appropriate citations - if you have a moment to take a look, I'd appreciate any suggestions you have. It's been back and forth a few times and I'm hoping a factual, well-cited explanation will be least disliked by everyone. Mockingbus (talk) 08:56, 17 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Mockingbus, there's an ABOUTSELF, which is acceptable, I'm not sure about the third ref. Guy (help!) 09:35, 17 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    112.ua

    For the article on 112.ua. Guy (help!) 00:49, 18 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    @JzG: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 03:57, 18 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    99Acres.com

    For the article on 99Acres.com. MB 14:25, 19 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    @MB:, we usually do not whitelist an entire domain (the domain was extensively spammed in 2016). Could you suggest a specific about page or a similar subpage to be whitelisted please? Also, the site seems to be inactive atm, but that may be a temporary or local problem. GermanJoe (talk) 16:32, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    OK, Link requested to be whitelisted: https://www.99acres.com/do/Company/aboutUs is general info about the company and would be a good link for the infobox. MB 17:34, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    @MB: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --GermanJoe (talk) 17:43, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    ipcc.ch

    Official website of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a top-quality source for hundreds of articles on climate change. Clayoquot (talk | contribs) 15:44, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    @Clayoquot:, the domain doesn't seem to be blacklisted (neither local nor global), and I just tested a successful link addition in my userspace. Could you provide a specific link that has been rejected please (without active http if necessary)? Also, this section here is generally only for the whitelisting of specific web pages, not for entire domains. GermanJoe (talk) 16:43, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks GermanJoe. I just realized I put my request in the wrong place - I meant to ask at the MediaWiki talk:Captcha-addurl-whitelist. Clayoquot (talk | contribs) 16:56, 22 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Pre-2014 Lenta.ru articles links

    Lenta.ru has been problematic since 2014 when it was taken over and its staff replaced by a pro-government one (see this Guardian article for details). However this means that the links to pre-2014 articles are being removed or at least cannot be added. I'm not sure what is the best way to deal with this situation, for now I'd like to request whitelisting of a specific url:

    Link requested to be whitelisted: lenta.ru/lib/14160290/full.htm

    lenta.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 Alaexis¿question? 23:18, 28 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    @Alaexis: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 05:57, 8 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    @Beetstra:, could you instead use this regular expression suggested here to whitelist all pre-2014 Lenta articles? \blenta\.ru\/\w+\/20([2-9]\d|1([5-9]|4\/(1|0([4-9]|3\/([23]|1[2-9]))))) Alaexis¿question? 10:54, 8 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    • Regex requested to be whitelisted: 1([5-9]

    Lets try. --Dirk Beetstra T C 10:59, 8 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    @Alaexis: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 12:27, 8 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    ​​Sorry that I didn't notice this earlier. The above regex matches all Lenta.ru articles on or after 12 March 2014, so it should actually be on the spam blacklist (replacing \blenta\.ru\b). I'll make the changes now. — Newslinger talk 10:51, 10 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    minus Removed from MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. See Special:Diff/944860476. — Newslinger talk 10:56, 10 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
     Resolved in MediaWiki:Spam-blacklist. See Special:Diff/944861360. — Newslinger talk 11:07, 10 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    I've tested the new regex and it should be working as expected. — Newslinger talk 11:20, 10 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    ucl.ac.uk

    Website of University College London. A useful primary source for UCL Medical School. feminist (talk) 11:26, 29 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Feminist, where do you see this blacklisted? I do not see you run into a problem with this (no blacklist hits for this domain for your name), nor do I see blacklist hits on either of the two pages with respect to this domain. For as far as I see, http://ucl.ac.uk is not blacklisted. Dirk Beetstra T C 05:56, 8 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    {{Blacklisted-links}} appears on the UCL Medical School article. feminist (talk) 06:11, 8 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    Feminist, aah, I did not see that. That is due to .*mbbs.*admission.* (as Cyberbot noticed). That was spammed rather severely IIRC, so I would suggest to whitelist:
    Link requested to be whitelisted: ucl.ac.uk/medicalschool/undergraduate/mbbs-admissions/
    (which I will do in the next edit). Dirk Beetstra T C 12:39, 10 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
    @Feminist: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist, you can remove the template, or wait for the bot to do that. --Dirk Beetstra T C 12:40, 10 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    avpgalaxy.net

    avpgalaxy.net is blacklisted because of links to dubious authenticity, such as unsubstantiated fan theories. However, the citation in question is by author Steve Perry, who was answering fan questions in an AMA-style thread. It might be worth adding \bavpgalaxy\.net/forum/index\.php\?topic=1519\. to the spam whitelist, which will allow linkage to any page of this particular thread. For now, I've simply left the citation in an HTML comment-block, since I didn't want to lose my research. OmenBreeze (talk) 09:38, 3 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    @OmenBreeze: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 11:27, 3 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    stmarks-cardiff.co.uk

    It looks as though www.stmarks-cardiff.co.uk may be in the blacklist as a false positive, as it doesn't appear in the blacklist logs as far as I can tell. Dirk Beetstra suggested that it was easier to put the link in the whitelist. ActiveRetired (talk) 14:39, 3 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    @ActiveRetired: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist, false positive. --Dirk Beetstra T C 05:44, 8 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    10bet.com

    10bet.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 was working on articles related to casino and games on Wikipedia and recently created 10bet. Turns out official site is blacklisted. The official logs say it was banned back in 2007. I was referred to here by this request. Lunar Clock (talk) 22:34, 7 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    OpIndia.com

    opindia.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 requested to be whitelisted: opindia.com/about/ Link requested to be whitelisted: opindia.com/about/fact-check/ Link requested to be whitelisted: opindia.com/2019/03/opindia-response-to-ifcn-international-fact-checking-networks-rejection-of-its-application-for-accreditation/

    OpIndia was recently blacklisted for doxing a Wikipedia editor, but I would like to use links to the site at Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard#OpIndia, where a discussion (which I hope to join later) is taking place as to whether or not the site will be depreciated. Thanks. SamHolt6 (talk) 06:29, 8 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    @SamHolt6: no Declined, we are not going to whitelist for the sake of discussion, which then also means that the links can be used elsewhere. Copy/paste of the broken url will suffice until they are needed in mainspace. --Dirk Beetstra T C 07:32, 8 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Hi SamHolt6, it's a bit late, since I already saw your comment in WP:RSN § OpIndia, but in the future, you can wrap blacklisted links in nowiki tags to disable them. Disabled links are not affected by the blacklist, and can be used in discussions. — Newslinger talk 11:23, 10 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    opindia.com/about/

    Link requested to be whitelisted: opindia.com/about/

    For the subject article. --Dirk Beetstra T C 07:32, 8 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    @Beetstra: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist for subject article. --Dirk Beetstra T C 07:33, 8 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Pornhub.com links at Pornhub

    The article Pornhub cites the website pornhub.com a few times as a primary source (as acceptable uses). Two examples are www.pornhub.com/content-removal and www.pornhub.com/devices/wankband, which I've added references to in an edit today. There are also a few other references with URLs missing that should have pornhub.com URLs. I don't know whether it's possible to whitelist pornhub.com as a domain specifically for the article Pornhub, but if not the individual examples I've given and other pages alluded to in the Reference section should be whitelisted. Thanks! — Bilorv (talk) 11:29, 10 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

    Proposed removals from Whitelist (web pages or link patterns to reblock)

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