MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist
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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:
- The link that you want whitelisted in the section title, like === example.com/help/index.php === .
- The Wikipedia page on which you want to use the link
- An explanation why it would be useful to the encyclopedia article proper
- 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.
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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.
Add new entries at the bottom of this page. Completed requests will be marked with an appropriate Indicator then archived.
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dyingscene.com
[edit]- dyingscene.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:
https://dyingscene.com/__trashed-5/
I would like to use this page as a source for Draft:La Armada. It's the most recent article I can find about the band and the only source I can find regarding the name of their current drummer. Rainsage (talk) 04:33, 17 February 2025 (UTC)
- @Rainsage:
Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. Sorry for the delayed response. * Pppery * it has begun... 05:11, 8 March 2025 (UTC)
- thanks! Rainsage (talk) 23:26, 12 March 2025 (UTC)
Requesting use this website, as a source of concert photographs for the Los Angeles, band Militarie Gun in regards to a tour done with other music artists Knocked Loose and Danny Brown. It should be noted dyingscene.com is purely a music news website with no malicious, immoral or graphic content. I would suggest whitelisting the site. User:Temp144 (talk) 11:38, 13 April 2025 (UTC)
- @Temp144 please make a separate request using the format above. Note that the spam blacklists are to block spam, generally regardless of what the material that is linked to. Dirk Beetstra T C 04:29, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
lnk.to/loveandtitanium , smarturl.it/LiveForNow , awal.lnk.to/TheMedicine
[edit]- lnk.to: 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:
lnk.to/loveandtitanium
This is a link to Jeremy Renner's Love and Titanium Album - the most recent album he has made and that is the link he has provided on his Instagram and X accounts. I request this for the citation.
- lnk.to: 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
Smarturl is lnk's alternative link that Mr. Renner used on Facebook in a post.
- Link requested to be whitelisted:
smarturl.it/LiveForNow
I request this for his second album - Live For Now Citation.
- lnk.to: 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:
awal.lnk.to/TheMedicine
I request this for his first album - The Medicine citation I request these links be enabled for usage at -> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Renner for they are the official links he provides to his albums for people to listen to. It is my citation source given by the Actor - singer on Facebook, Instagram, and X social media official accounts in posts and on the sites themselves. I would also like the google links to his albums enabled.
- google.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:
https://g.co/kgs/jkHqSZQ
- Live for now citation to show the Album. - google.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:
https://g.co/kgs/7kCbdUy
- the Medicine citation to show the Album. - google.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:
https://g.co/kgs/vxqGeZV
- Love and Titanium Citation to show the Album
Unless you can provide better alternatives... I did not add those to the title, because it would be an over flow in the title and did not make sense to me. I hope this would help. As these are the only things I can find to provide citations and references to the albums to keep from others "Assuming" he did not do these albums. Social media does not seem like a legit source to me, but I can provide those links if needed. Thank you Ariyen (talk) 02:38, 24 February 2025 (UTC)
Declined this entire request. The smarturl.it and lnk.to pages are just collections of links to streaming services. Since Wikipedia is not a link farm or a catalog, there no good reason to include such links. And we don't whitelist URL shorteners under pretty much any circumstance, so the last three links are off the table. You can probably link to the long URL directly, but I don't think Google searches are useful to link to. * Pppery * it has begun... 05:20, 8 March 2025 (UTC)
- Google searches are blocked as well as they can be used as (soft) redirects. — Dirk Beetstra T C 04:30, 14 April 2025 (UTC)
Request whitelisting for a page on www.verywellmind.com
[edit]Request whitelisting for this page at verywellmind.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: www.verywellmind.com/body-positivity-vs-body-neutrality-5184565
for citing from Body neutrality. Yadsalohcin (talk) 17:24, 27 February 2025 (UTC)
- You really don't want to go here. See MediaWiki_talk:Spam-whitelist/Archives/2024/06#www.verywellhealth.com which ended in flames. * Pppery * it has begun... 05:22, 8 March 2025 (UTC)
- User:Pppery Thanks for the link to previous discussions. If it hadn't been for that I would have wanted to go there, because in this case it does seem to be one of very few sources on the topic and is worded helpfully etc and while not a WP:MEDRS is a WP:MEDPOP that could help back up some of the clarification that would benefit the topic. Yadsalohcin (talk) 09:41, 8 March 2025 (UTC)
- @Yadsalohcin: A google search
"body neutrality" vs. "body positivity"
does result in quite some other pages. Is this MEDPOP accompanied by one or more MEDRS? Dirk Beetstra T C 04:59, 9 March 2025 (UTC)- @Beetstra Thanks for this. Must try harder! Yadsalohcin (talk) 09:50, 9 March 2025 (UTC)
- @Yadsalohcin do you still want to add this as an MEDPOP addition to the other sources, or can I decline this? Dirk Beetstra T C 16:37, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
- @Beetstra I should be delighted to be able to use this as a ref, as -of all the articles thrown up by this search- it most clearly articulates what I felt needs to be said... but it's not my decision. Thanks for all your time and effort, whichever way the decision goes. Yadsalohcin (talk) 23:48, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
- @Yadsalohcin do you still want to add this as an MEDPOP addition to the other sources, or can I decline this? Dirk Beetstra T C 16:37, 17 March 2025 (UTC)
- @Beetstra Thanks for this. Must try harder! Yadsalohcin (talk) 09:50, 9 March 2025 (UTC)
- @Yadsalohcin: A google search
- User:Pppery Thanks for the link to previous discussions. If it hadn't been for that I would have wanted to go there, because in this case it does seem to be one of very few sources on the topic and is worded helpfully etc and while not a WP:MEDRS is a WP:MEDPOP that could help back up some of the clarification that would benefit the topic. Yadsalohcin (talk) 09:41, 8 March 2025 (UTC)
- @Yadsalohcin:
Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 02:55, 18 March 2025 (UTC)
- @Beetstra many thanks. Yadsalohcin (talk) 08:56, 19 March 2025 (UTC)
scicomm.xyz/@cosmos4u
[edit]scicomm.xyz: 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:
scicomm.xyz/@cosmos4u
- Science news by German science journalist Daniel Fischer, not available elsewhere. The offending part of the URL is the xyz. Renerpho (talk) 13:59, 14 March 2025 (UTC)
- @Renerpho:
Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --* Pppery * it has begun... 14:02, 14 March 2025 (UTC)
- Appreciated, thanks Renerpho (talk) 14:04, 14 March 2025 (UTC)
Requesting whitelist for an interview source for Morgpie
[edit]camgirlallaccess.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
{{WLRequestLink|camgirlallaccess.com/interview-with-amateur-pornstar-morgpie/}}
- Trying to add the following prose to the Morgpie article:
entering the industry as an amateur in 2019,
. This bit would be cited by the camgirlallaccess.com source. Due to Morgpie being a pornographic film actress, the interview was naturally conducted by a porn website in 2020, and because of "camgirl" being in its url, it was blocked from being added. Since it's an interview with Morgpie herself, and I'd only be using it to cite her entry into porn in 2019, and by extension the "years active" parameter in her infobox, it should also be permissible as per WP:SELFSOURCE. Thanks in advance for help with this. Soulbust (talk) 20:52, 15 March 2025 (UTC)
- @Soulbust: This link is showing a nonexistent domain for me and https://isup.me agrees that it's down. Are you sure you've specified it correctly? * Pppery * it has begun... 02:22, 16 March 2025 (UTC)
- Hi @Pppery:, yes, it is a deadlink, but it has archives available using the Wayback Machine. Would I need to adjust the specific whitelist request link to be the archive-url? Soulbust (talk) 08:39, 16 March 2025 (UTC)
- It is probably better to whitelist only the specific archive link. We wouldn't want to surprise readers when the domain gets restarted by someone else. Dirk Beetstra T C 14:21, 16 March 2025 (UTC)
- Hi @Pppery:, yes, it is a deadlink, but it has archives available using the Wayback Machine. Would I need to adjust the specific whitelist request link to be the archive-url? Soulbust (talk) 08:39, 16 March 2025 (UTC)
Template for proper bookkeeping:
Link requested to be whitelisted: https://web.archive.org/web/20201102082336/https://camgirlallaccess.com/interview-with-amateur-pornstar-morgpie/
* Pppery * it has begun... 14:39, 16 March 2025 (UTC)
- @Soulbust:
Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. Use
|url-status=unfit
when citing the archived source to avoid the citation template also trying to link to the non-archived version. * Pppery * it has begun... 14:40, 16 March 2025 (UTC)- Thank you and will do. Soulbust (talk) 14:45, 16 March 2025 (UTC)
Additional whitelist request for Morgpie sourcing
[edit]pornhub.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:
pornhub.com/model/morgpie
So with sourcing on her age saying she's 22 (once by Game Rant in December 2023 and then by Tubefilter in March 2024), this would put her around 23 today. I could not find third-party sourcing on her actual birthday, except from Famous Birthdays, which lists it as June 1, 2001. Obviously can't use that source, and I'm speculating this is perhaps where other sources got that 22 number from (as it does line up with Dec. 2023 and Mar. 2024). Speculation aside, however, as per my previous request on here, she stated she began making adult films in 2019. To have that 2001 math legally work out, she would have had to start in June or later of that year, but the earliest archive on her Pornhub account dates back to April 2019. As it happens, that April 2019 archive also shows her birthday listed as June 1, 1999. Would like to again request a whitelist here to cite her birthday using the April 2019 archive in the archive-url parameter and include it in the infobox. Again invoking WP:SELFSOURCE here, as this sort of information should be good to be self-sourced. Also seems rather important given the context and its implications if the birthday is wrong by 2 years.Soulbust (talk) 21:45, 15 March 2025 (UTC)Request withdrawn Found too many things pointing to her birthday probably being in June 1999, just not 1st. There's a stream by Hasan Piker dated June 17, 2023, in which she says she's 23. Should be 24 if her birthday was the 1st. Also this this tweet dated June 25, 2021, where she says her birthday was earlier in the week. Could maybe have a note present that details this inconsistency, which would necessitate this PH source, but that's definitely fluff and so withdrawing this particular request. Keeping the previous one up, however, as it still has a viable reason for inclusion. Soulbust (talk) 23:31, 15 March 2025 (UTC)
linktr.ee/PRASA.WC
[edit]- linktr.ee: 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:
linktr.ee/PRASA.WC
- For the article Metrorail Western Cape
Astonishingly, this linktr.ee page is the official source of timetables for Metrorail Western Cape. I would like to add it as an external link, and also to use it as a primary source for the "Routes" and "Operation" sections. - htonl (talk) 19:31, 21 March 2025 (UTC)
roblox.com/games/18668065416/Blue-Lock-Rivals
[edit]- roblox.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:
roblox.com/games/18668065416/Blue-Lock-Rivals
For article Blue Lock under Roblox game mention (search on page for 'Roblox'), used as a citation right after In July 2024, a game inspired by the Blue Lock franchise, called 'Blue Lock: Rivals' was released on the virtual gaming platform Roblox.
Myrealnamm (💬Let's talk · 📜My work) 20:40, 26 March 2025 (UTC)
- @Myrealnamm:
Declined Your edit to that article adding this content was reverted, and I'm inclined to agree - this isn't WP:DUE to include without a secondary source discussing the game, in which case the direct link would be unnecessary. --* Pppery * it has begun... 15:39, 27 March 2025 (UTC)
- Ok, got it. Thanks! Myrealnamm (💬Let's talk · 📜My work) 19:52, 27 March 2025 (UTC)
xhamster.com/media/about
[edit]- xhamster.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:
xhamster.com/media/about
- For the article Xhamster
Please allow linking specifically to the SFW informational page at xhamster.com/media/about. This page contains neutral information about the website, suitable as an external reference similar to what's been previously permitted for Pornhub's Wikipedia page. The link provides relevant context regarding the company’s background directly benefiting the article xHamster.--Nmadaurum (talk) 11:05, 27 March 2025 (UTC)
- @Nmadaurum:
Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --* Pppery * it has begun... 15:37, 27 March 2025 (UTC)
Genovese sauce source link
[edit]- delishably: 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:
https://delishably.com/grains/The_Greatest_Pasta_Sauce_Youve_Never_Tasted
- For article Genovese sauce
- permanent dead link replacement from chef author, Hal Licino, for Genovese sauce article source number 5. Additional information can be seen at Wiki clean up response, [Genovese sauce – source n. 5: "permanent dead link".].
RCSCott91 (talk) 00:32, 29 March 2025 (UTC)
- @RCSCott91:
Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. Sorry for the delay, this request seems to have gotten lost in the shuffle. * Pppery * it has begun... 04:59, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
EverybodyWiki for Mind uploading in fiction
[edit]- example.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:
en.everybodywiki.com/Mind_uploading_in_fiction
- For article Mind uploading in fiction
In this stub article a simple link in the External links section to what is the largest comprehensive List of works in fiction about mind uploading would be useful. --Prototyperspective (talk) 18:33, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
Declined That is a link to a refreshing Wikipedia mirror of that very article. Sam Kuru (talk) 19:59, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
- …and? I know that. Prototyperspective (talk) 20:31, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
- Is your rationale that it is
refreshing
? It is not, it's thethe largest comprehensive List of works in fiction about mind uploading
which for obvious reasons is a useful link to have at an article aboutMind uploading in fiction
. It's not synced and is the same since 17 January 2025 so please allow that mere link to the useful resource of interest to readers to be added. Prototyperspective (talk) 20:36, 1 April 2025 (UTC)
- @Prototyperspective:
Declined. It's a wiki. It's a mirror. It's a copy of Wikipedia, see this revision. It was all removed for not being sourced. Find an authorative source for it. --Dirk Beetstra T C 06:10, 7 April 2025 (UTC)
- I know that. I don't think some source for it exists, that doesn't mean a link to this list wouldn't be useful to a reader and it's best if it's a page that can be updated with new items like the link I would like to add which definitely is both relevant and useful to many of the article's readers. Prototyperspective (talk) 09:26, 7 April 2025 (UTC)
engine.xyz
[edit]- engine.xyz: 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:
engine.xyz
- For article The Engine
The xyz domain is blacklisted, however The Engine's website uses the xyz domain. The company's website is a critical source for the encyclopedia article and should thus be whitelisted to ensure the article can be properly cited. All subpages on The Engine website should also be whitelisted. Rkerstens (talk) 11:47, 4 April 2025 (UTC)
- @Rkerstens our page on The Engine is not a subject that has this as official website. Can you elaborate where you want to use this? Dirk Beetstra T C 04:31, 6 April 2025 (UTC)
- Ah I see where the confusion comes from. I'm writing a new article for The Engine, the deep tech startup incubator and accelerator created by MIT (Massachusetts Institute for Technology). engine.xyz is the official website for this startup accelerator, and thus would be a primary source for the wikipedia page for The Engine (the accelerator). Rkerstens (talk 07:48, 6 April 2025 (UTC)
- (forgot to login before posting the above reply but it's still me)^ Rkerstens (talk) 07:49, 6 April 2025 (UTC)
- @Rkerstens Please start a draft first (Draft:The Engine, though you'll have to specify the name), get it independently approved. Until then you'll not be able to add the links, but you'll have to save those without 'https://' prefix. Note that you will need sufficient independent sources to support your article, not mainly/only primary ones to the company website. Until then this will be on hold until
00:00, 8 May 2025. -- Dirk Beetstra T C 05:42, 7 April 2025 (UTC)
- Thanks Dirk! I removed the blocked URLs but left in the references with notes as to what each reference should link to on The Engine website. It has been submitted for review, I appreciate your help with getting the links cleared. Rkerstens (talk) 13:25, 7 April 2025 (UTC)
- @Rkerstens - instead of 'link blocked' say 'engine.xyz/about' (e.g., just leave off the https:// from the start). In that way the page can be found and looked at. Note that I think that also the MIT references are rather primary. You may need more independent ones.
I will act when the draft is accepted, not adding things to whitelist if they are not pertinent. -- Dirk Beetstra T C 14:58, 7 April 2025 (UTC)- Thanks Dirk, I implemented your suggestion and supplemented the draft with more secondary, reliable independent sources beyond The Engine website. Rkerstens (talk) 20:15, 7 April 2025 (UTC)
- @Rkerstens - instead of 'link blocked' say 'engine.xyz/about' (e.g., just leave off the https:// from the start). In that way the page can be found and looked at. Note that I think that also the MIT references are rather primary. You may need more independent ones.
- Thanks Dirk! I removed the blocked URLs but left in the references with notes as to what each reference should link to on The Engine website. It has been submitted for review, I appreciate your help with getting the links cleared. Rkerstens (talk) 13:25, 7 April 2025 (UTC)
- @Rkerstens Please start a draft first (Draft:The Engine, though you'll have to specify the name), get it independently approved. Until then you'll not be able to add the links, but you'll have to save those without 'https://' prefix. Note that you will need sufficient independent sources to support your article, not mainly/only primary ones to the company website. Until then this will be on hold until
- (forgot to login before posting the above reply but it's still me)^ Rkerstens (talk) 07:49, 6 April 2025 (UTC)
- Ah I see where the confusion comes from. I'm writing a new article for The Engine, the deep tech startup incubator and accelerator created by MIT (Massachusetts Institute for Technology). engine.xyz is the official website for this startup accelerator, and thus would be a primary source for the wikipedia page for The Engine (the accelerator). Rkerstens (talk 07:48, 6 April 2025 (UTC)
insomnia.ac/commentary/a_history_of_toaplan/
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- Link requested to be whitelisted:
insomnia.ac/commentary/a_history_of_toaplan/
- For the following articles: Toaplan, Tamsoft, Eighting, Takumi Corporation, Cave (company), Gazelle (software company), and video game articles related to the aforementioned companies
This is my first time requesting a link to be allowed here on Wikipedia but this is how i plead my case: I plan to work upon video game articles related to Toaplan, a then-prominent shoot 'em up developer from the 80s and 90s. Prior to and after the closure of Toaplan in 1994, several staff members splintered to or formed various companies to continue working on games, such as Tamsoft, Raizing/Eighting, Takumi, Cave, Gazelle, as well as Taito. The Insomnia link in question (https://web.archive.org/web/20081220075149/http://insomnia.ac/commentary/a_history_of_toaplan/) contains information about what happened and the then-whereabouts of many former staff members after Toaplan closed its doors, which i have corroborated based on available interviews with former Toaplan members and cross-referencing staff names via MobyGames for example. This specific link will only be used in articles related to the aforementioned companies and no other place outside of those. I take responsibility in the use of the Insomnia link in question. If it cannot be unblocked, i will respect the decision given by anyone deciding to discuss the use of the source in question. Either way, thank you! Roberth Martinez (talk) 22:19, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
- While I don't spend much time in the blacklist/whitelist area, and am rather confused as to why this website would be blocked in the first place (I'd love to learn if anyone can explain), I can vouch for Roberth, in that they're a good editor in good standing in the community, and their intentions in using it make sense in the video game content area. Sergecross73 msg me 23:54, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
- See MediaWiki_talk:Spam-blacklist/archives/December_2007#insomnia.ac for the discussion that led to this site being blacklisted. * Pppery * it has begun... 23:55, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
- Wow, its listing is ancient. Do we particularly still need it even listed? Surely the perp who got it listed in the first place is no longer interested in abuse after 17 years? Perhaps a discussion for afterwards, but it's a question worth asking. mftp dan oops 00:01, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
- Spammers can be remarkably persistent. * Pppery * it has begun... 00:37, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
- @Pppery:That is true indeed that spammers can be very persistent. However, the site itself (insomnia.ac) has been defunct in that 17-year span so, i'll give Dan the benefit of doubt. Like i said before, i will respect any definitive decision about what happens in this discussion. Roberth Martinez (talk) 02:56, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
- I have not made any decision on what to do yet. I was just responding to Dan's comment. Most likely someone (either me or Beetstra) will at some point whitelist just that one specific archived URL, which you will then cite with
|url-status=usurped
to avoid linking to the still-blacklisted original. But I would need to take a closer look at the situation before doing that, which I haven't yet gotten around to. * Pppery * it has begun... 02:59, 16 April 2025 (UTC)- Thank you for looking into it. I think this would be a good solution, if possible. I think that would be a net positive, which minimal risk for issues if its limited to that specific url. Sergecross73 msg me 13:58, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
- Sounds good to me as well! Roberth Martinez (talk) 14:47, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
- I have not made any decision on what to do yet. I was just responding to Dan's comment. Most likely someone (either me or Beetstra) will at some point whitelist just that one specific archived URL, which you will then cite with
- Wow, its listing is ancient. Do we particularly still need it even listed? Surely the perp who got it listed in the first place is no longer interested in abuse after 17 years? Perhaps a discussion for afterwards, but it's a question worth asking. mftp dan oops 00:01, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
- See MediaWiki_talk:Spam-blacklist/archives/December_2007#insomnia.ac for the discussion that led to this site being blacklisted. * Pppery * it has begun... 23:55, 15 April 2025 (UTC)
- @KGRAMR: Let me be the executioner. It's just one specific link, please use the template parameters to make sure it isn't linked (in case it gets usurped).
Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --Dirk Beetstra T C 14:54, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
- @Beetstra:Thank you! I will use the
|url-status=usurped
function to avoid linking the original link and only the archived link. Roberth Martinez (talk) 21:24, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
TheSword.com
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thesword.com/cybersocket-web-awards-ceremonies.html/
- For the following articles: Men.com (at least, other relevant articles might get the benefit)
The Cybersocket Web Awards are presented by Cybersocket, Inc.. Their websites are down, assuming they still operating. The link above (which is working under the archived copy at web.archive.org) includes the list of winners for the 17th ceremony. No other website includes it; at most, I found websites announcing that the ceremony would happen. There have been a few discussions regarding the website, including Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard/Archive_312#The_Sword, with a positive light (I'm not attempting to whitelist the whole website) but by itself, I can't find discussions banning it altogether or tagging it as unreliable. (CC) Tbhotch™ 05:17, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
- @Tbhotch:
Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. This was blacklisted globally m:Talk:Spam_blacklist/Archives/2011-12#Obvious_sex_sites in a set of sex sites. These are notoriously abused (not really spammed), with some of those having daily hits. Proper use can be whitelisted. --Dirk Beetstra T C 17:53, 16 April 2025 (UTC)
Gregory Horror Show on Kickstarter.com
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kickstarter.com/projects/iwata/gregorry-horror-show-game-and-animation/
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kickstarter.com/projects/iwata/gregory-horror-show-game-translated-version/
- For the following articles: Gregory Horror Show
The creator of the show launched two separate Kickstarter campaigns last year. One was for translating a video game and producing a pilot for a new iteration of the show. After that failed, he attempted a second campaign solely for the game's English release. The latter was successful. I'd like to add this information to the page as it is the most recent development for the franchise. Both campaigns are over and no longer collecting funds. Damnedfan1234 (talk) 05:21, 18 April 2025 (UTC)
- @Damnedfan1234 do you have any independent sources showing the significance of these? Dirk Beetstra T C 15:14, 19 April 2025 (UTC)
- @Dirk Beetstra Unfortunately, there was very little publicity given to either of the Kickstarters. If there was press coverage, I would've just cited that instead of the campaign pages. Digging into it, I can only find two articles from Japanese outlet 4Gamer.net. The game itself was initially crowdfunded in Japan using Campfire and there was third-party coverage for that, but that was also limited to Japanese sources. As this is a Japanese media property, I don't think that's really an issue, but it looks like 4Gamer's coverage of the English campaigns didn't mention the pilot. I do think that's worth mentioning as that push coincided with a separate attempt to reboot the TV show, which was reported by a British TV trade outlet. Damnedfan1234 (talk) 17:54, 19 April 2025 (UTC)
Golden MV
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- For article Golden MV
The website is the official page of a Philippine Stock Exchange listed company. It is appropriate to have the URL mentioned in the infobox and "External links" section as per WP:ELOFFICIALHariboneagle927 (talk) 14:57, 21 April 2025 (UTC)
- @Hariboneagle927: Part of Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam/2021_Archive_Mar_12#Camella_Manors_Spam_Websites and Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam/2021_Archive_Mar_12#More_Camella_Manors_links. I am not going to whitelist the whole domain (which anyway would needed to be handled as a de-listing).
- Per MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist/Common_requests#The_official_homepage_of_the_subject_of_a_page, 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 06:41, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
- Would this work "www1.goldenhaven.com.ph/about-us/? Hariboneagle927 (talk) 13:40, 22 April 2025 (UTC)
Sermon Audio
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- For article Whitefield College of the Bible
I would like to request that this specific page be whitelisted for Whitefield College of the Bible as it is the only source I can find with an actual video of the College's opening ceremony and will be used to cite the formal opening section. The C of E God Save the King! (talk) 10:20, 23 April 2025 (UTC)
organiser.org
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organiser.org only provides the below information & no other site does... RSS Training Camps Undergo Structural Changes in 2024 The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has announced significant changes to the structure of its training camps starting this year. The new format includes several types of camps with varying durations:
Initial Camp: 3 days
Primary Education Camp: 7 days
Sangh Shiksha Varg (Basic Training Camp): 15 days
Worker Development Camp-1 (formerly known as Second Year Training Camp): 20 days
Worker Development Camp-2 (previously referred to as Third Year Training Camp): 25 days