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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|763499113#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}}



    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)


    ratatype.com

    • Link requested to be whitelisted: ratatype.com

    ratatype.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 wondering if the following link may be unblocked. We wrote a pages about education site https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft_talk:Ratatype.com/sandbox

    You can check our site it is normal and help people to teach how to type. And this articl normal with out block. We have no spam. We can open our statistic from our Google Analytics account and you can check all sources. What we need to do if we want write article https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft_talk:Ratatype.com/sandbox — Preceding unsigned comment added by AnnaSivolob (talk • contribs)

    Note that this was declined a couple of months ago, see MediaWiki_talk:Spam-whitelist/Archives/2016/11#Ratatype.com. - MrOllie (talk) 16:05, 23 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
     Denied. We do not consider requests from website owners. A request may potentially be considered from a trusted, high-volume editor who cites an actual article in which they propose to cite the site. Stifle (talk) 10:04, 25 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    If this article is approved and moved to mainspace, then one could consider to whitelist an about page or index.hmt, per /Common requests. However, as the draft is currently, I do not think that this will move to mainspace without a serious overhaul. Per Stifle, no Declined. --Dirk Beetstra T C 10:55, 25 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]


    @Beetstra:, :@Stifle:

    Sorry, but I don’t agree. Ratatype is FREE online typing tutor! And it helps people to learn touch typing and save their time on typing. I think people need now about useful free resources like Ratatype. As for links about Ratatype:

    http://www.wikihow.com/Type-Faster, http://god-of-typing.webnode.com/news/how-to-improve-typing-speed-online/, https://www.livechatinc.com/blog/improve-communication-skills/ — in this article (in section Sources and Citations) they use our research and page http://www.ratatype/learn/ https://www.xerox.de/de-de/small-business-solutions/einblicke/druckprozess — use Ratatype as one of the sources https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/09/give-your-thumbs-a-rest-you-ll-soon-be-texting-with-your-voice — use our research and article http://www.ratatype/learn/average-typing-speed/ https://medium.com/nanowrimo/the-three-big-excuses-why-you-don-t-write-145dcde9aaf1#.rtzgo320m — they use our research and article http://www.ratatype/learn/average-typing-speed/ http://www.lifehack.org/353421/12-super-productivity-secrets-every-entrepreneur-must-know — they write about Ratatype as one of the touch typing resources Also, you can see links to Ratatype.com on Wikipedia in different languages: Ru https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9E%D0%B1%D1%81%D1%83%D0%B6%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B5:%D0%A1%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BA_%D0%BA%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%83%D1%80%D0%BD%D1%8B%D1%85_%D1%82%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%B6%D1%91%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B2

    EN 

    https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B5rmistik

    HY https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8F%D5%A1%D5%BD%D5%A8_%D5%B4%D5%A1%D5%BF%D5%B8%D5%BE_%D5%BF%D5%BA%D5%A5%D5%AC%D5%B8%D6%82_%D5%B0%D5%B4%D5%BF%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6 In https://ln.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob%C9%9Bti-ekemb%C3%A9

    So? We are not a vehicle for promotion. Do that somewhere else. --Dirk Beetstra T C 18:06, 1 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    citygml.guru

    • Link requested to be whitelisted: citygml.guru

    citygml.guru: 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 have the entire domain whitelisted. It is a serious, university-affiliated site with which I am currently involved. My current plan is to source information for CityGML, but other related topics such as 3D city models or Digital elevation model could also benefit from it.

    I am aware that requests for entire domains usually don't belong here, but the entire .guru gTLD is currently blacklisted in a single blacklist entry. According to previous discussions, it seems like removing this entry from the blacklist is undesirable due to widespread spam from several domains. Ken (talk) 22:08, 20 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    @Kenohori: I am confused - the site http://www.citygml.org/ is advertising itself as the 'Homepage of CityGML', whereas citygml.guru advertises itself as 'CityGML homepage'. The former however seems to contain much more info. The .guru links to TUDelft, though there seems to be no link back to the .guru. --Dirk Beetstra T C 09:40, 17 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Long story short: The official site of CityGML is citygml.org, and it does (currently) contain more info than citygml.guru, but the official site hasn't been updated since 2012 and many pages are much older. As such, it doesn't really reflect the current status of CityGML, such as the ongoing proposals and the new 3D city models that have been released using CityGML. Another issue with sourcing info from citygml.org is that it's very technical and heavy on jargon. Allowing citations from citygml.guru would be better in terms of inline citations. Ken (talk) 01:52, 18 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    @Kenohori: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 02:58, 18 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Archived page with cjb.net domain in it

    • Link requested to be whitelisted: web.archive.org/web/20100109102640/http://www.watratoros.cjb.net/

    This is also part of the archived official website of the Thai temple Wat Rajorasaram. This webpage relates the history of the temple. The information is in Thai language, and is descriptive and historical in nature, rather than promotional. I would like to use the information on Dhammakaya Movement#Wat Rajorasaram. I have read MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist/Common requests, but am not able to trace the original url, due to the page having been archived. Please note that "http://" must be inserted before "www.watratoros" for the link to work.S Khemadhammo (talk) 08:49, 24 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    @S Khemadhammo: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 05:40, 10 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    watratoros

    @Beetstra:, i have now added the archived url and it gets through now Thank you. However, the reference formatting also requires the original url that was archived, that is www.watratoros.cjb.net. I had forgotten to ask for whitelisting this url. Would you mind whitelisting it as well? Thanks.--S Khemadhammo (talk) 12:18, 10 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    @S Khemadhammo: Seems rather futile to add that info in the reference formatting .. it does not work in any form. But well, I do not see how this could possibly be abused anyway, plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 12:40, 10 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    @Beetstra:, yes, it is rather futile. But I don't know how to bypass the error that is popping up if there is no pre-archived url. Thanks again! Is there any chance you could allow the other link about Wat Rajoros as well? --S Khemadhammo (talk) 13:32, 10 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Archived pages with websamba.com domain in it

    • Link requested to be whitelisted: web.archive.org/web/20040907014623fw_/http://freehost23.websamba.com/watratoros/learn.html
    • Link requested to be whitelisted: web.archive.org/web/20041029023155fw_/http://freehost23.websamba.com/watratoros/kitjakum.htm
    • Link requested to be whitelisted: freehost23.websamba.com/watratoros/

    This is an archived official website of the Thai temple Wat Rajorasaram. The page in question confirms who is currently the abbot there (first url). I would like to use the information on Dhammakaya Movement#Wat Rajorasaram. The website also contains information (second url) about the activities at the temple. The information is in Thai language, and is descriptive and historical in nature, rather than promotional. Please note that "http://" must be inserted before "freehost" for the links to work.S Khemadhammo (talk) 08:49, 24 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    @S Khemadhammo: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 13:48, 10 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    @Beetstra:, thanks! Due to some glitch or bug, the edit with the pre-archived url www.watratoros.cjb.net still cannot be saved. The Samba links are all perfectly accepted though.--S Khemadhammo (talk) 14:56, 10 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    I have now inserted a duplicate archived url in the url= section. It works now, without errors popping up in the reference.--S Khemadhammo (talk) 14:59, 10 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    viagra.com

    • Link requested to be whitelisted: viagra.com/getting/avoid-counterfeits

    Link summary: viagra.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 link is the official page about counterfeiting of Viagra. It will be a useful citation and external link for my article Counterfeit Viagra. -- Luis150902 (talk | contribs) 10:35, 27 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    @Luis150902: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 05:41, 10 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    skyscrapercity.com

    • Link requested to be whitelisted: xl.skyscrapercity.com/?page=about

    Link summary: skyscrapercity.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 link is needed for SkyscraperCity. This situation was anticipated at spam blacklist request.--Jklamo (talk) 03:15, 31 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

    Replacing request with about-page, per discussion here. --Dirk Beetstra T C 05:43, 10 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    @Jklamo: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 05:44, 10 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    sbs.ox.ac.uk/centres/bt

    • Link requested to be whitelisted: sbs.ox.ac.uk/centres/bt

    Link summary: sbs.ox.ac.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

    I need to add this to a reference on Nassim Taleb's web page to cite his time at Oxford. The link has not been active since 2014 but I need to link to the archive in the waybackwhenmachine. I requested a removal from the blacklist but there may still be some concerns about a sock puppet. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_talk:Spam-blacklist#sbs.ox.ac.uk.2Fcentres.2Fbt VergilDen (talk) 21:42, 7 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

     Not done, this has been removed from the blacklist instead. Kuru (talk) 00:12, 10 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Requests from December

    It seems like no one is looking at the requests from December. Could someone please check the archive page?— Preceding unsigned comment added by Kenohori (talk • contribs) 02:59, 17 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    I've unarchived, will try to have a look during the next days. --Dirk Beetstra T C 03:34, 17 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    Thanks! Ken (talk) 01:20, 18 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    iqoption.com

    • Link requested to be whitelisted: iqoption.com/en

    Link summary: iqoption.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 website is required for improving the article on Draft:IQ_Option (now in draft mode). It was blacklisted for spamming a few months ago as described by Dirk Beetstra. The content of the site is CySEC-regulated and therefore happens to be correct. I'd like to know more about the spamming accusations and the chances of reconsidering the verdict. Thanks in advance. Rrusl u (talk) 15:10, 25 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    @Rrusl u:  On hold until the article goes live. A draft article can do with a non-working link. --Dirk Beetstra T C 03:10, 26 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    (reping, I made a mistake in the first one: @Rrusl u:). --Dirk Beetstra T C 03:20, 26 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    www.flyguitars.com/gibson/bass/Victory.php

    • Link requested to be whitelisted: www.flyguitars.com/gibson/bass/Victory.php

    Link summary: www.flyguitars.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

    The following Wikipedia page attempts to link to the above external page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibson_Victory. It uses an incorrect domain name spelling (flyguitaris.com) but it can not be corrected due to the domain being blacklisted. Thanks— Preceding unsigned comment added by Cyclo3 (talk • contribs)

    @Cyclo3: no Declined, info is available elsewhere. I have changed the ref in the article. --Dirk Beetstra T C 03:19, 26 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Parliamentary Petitions

    Perfectly relevant for the Commonwealth of Britain Bill and it's prominence even recently. Wh1ter0se (talk) 21:24, 29 January 2017 (UTC)wh1ter0se wh1terose[reply]

    Why? The url actually just says that there was already a petition. What is the prominence of the petition, and are there not other suitable references to the petition? How does this link help the prominence of the subject matter? — billinghurst sDrewth 12:17, 30 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    @Wh1ter0se: primary references to petitions are hardly ever needed - if they are of importance they need to be properly discussed in independent, secondary sources. That makes the necessity of the primary source nearly zero. If no discussions in independent secondary sources exist, then generally the petition is not relevant to be mentioned on Wikipedia at all. It appears that, at the moment, there are no secondary sources on the mentioning of a petition in the document. Do those sources exist? --Dirk Beetstra T C 12:56, 30 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    @Beetstra: alright; sorry. am new, will use secondary sources. --wh1ter0se wh1ter0se 18:40, 1 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    Just Jared

    A comprehensive interview with the subject in question -- Avan Jogia -- is present within the requested link above. Currently, the content of the interview (content which is unavailable in other sources) is used within the Avan Jogia Wikipedia article, however the citation is not externally linked to the source in question -- preventing further reading of the subject's interview.

    Further, I'm not asking that the whole site be exempt from the spam blacklist, as I do understand it typically is spammy -- however, I don't believe this interview in question is spam, but rather useful content. Best, —MelbourneStar☆talk 05:16, 3 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    @MelbourneStar: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 16:31, 3 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

    ewedictionary.com

    An important resource for Ewe language speakers, learners, teachers and enthusiasts. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.49.135.115 (talk) (talk) 12:58, February 2, 2017

    note - formatted request and signed for ip, also note that site is blocked on meta for spamming. Ravensfire (talk) 20:38, 2 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]
    @78.49.135.115: no Declined, you have not specified which page is improved in which way. Note that this was plainly spammed. --Dirk Beetstra T C 04:01, 3 February 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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