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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|1296889976#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}}




    Proposed additions

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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.

    Kickstarter

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    For Kate Nash. I can find plenty of sources to say she grew up in North Harrow and born in Harrow, but I can find no others that say she was born in North Harrow.--Launchballer 01:03, 9 May 2025 (UTC)\[reply]

    @Launchballer: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. Thanks for requesting this. — Newslinger talk 00:32, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Archived version of About.com

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    I am editing the Colton Ford article after his passing on the 19th. His 2008 interview with About.com was one of his longest, and he went into details about his early life. For a former porn star, I rarely find comprehensive interviews like this. While About.com is still ambivalent in terms of reliability, I believe this interview is a useful addition to Ford's biography. Damian Vo (talk) 14:28, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    @Damian Vo: This is not blacklisted (anymore)
     Not done. --* Pppery * it has begun... 15:03, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you so much! Damian Vo (talk) 15:06, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    kickstarter update for the jabbermask

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    the jabbermask was cancelled by its creator in 2021 after a successful 2020 kickstarter campaign. the wiki page doesnt mention this, and the cancellation was announced on the campaign's updates page.

    plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --Sohom (talk) 10:22, 27 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]


    Archived version of opposingviews.com

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    I am editing the Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows article to add an archived version of one of the references on Critical Reception. The original site has since been taken offline (entirely, redirects to example.com), thus the archived version is the remaining reference here; to be used in conjunction with |url-status=unfit. ITakeTwo (talk) 16:30, 29 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    This article by Gary L. Francione was also published on his blog, which is not on the spam blacklist. I recommend citing his blog, instead, as no whitelist entry would be needed.​ — Newslinger talk 00:23, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    no Declined, as the content in question is also available on a non-blacklisted website. — Newslinger talk 00:26, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    www.pornhub.com/event/arborday

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    —Anomalocaris (talk) 00:00, 5 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    @Anomalocaris: plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --Sohom (talk) 17:01, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Sohom Datta: The system did not allow me to save Pornhub with this link. —Anomalocaris (talk) 23:56, 15 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    I think Newslinger just fixed it, the issue appears to be that I forgot to check that :// was part of the URL you gave. Sohom (talk) 00:02, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Yes, Sohom_Datta beat me to the explanation. Anomalocaris, could you please try again? — Newslinger talk 00:03, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    All good now. I see I carelessly omitted the slashes in the URL, sorry to make your job harder. —Anomalocaris (talk) 01:17, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    Pornhub awards

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    Trying to add this as a reference for Awards section on Morgpie article; more specifically, through an archived version (https://web.archive.org/web/20230331093514/[insert WL requested link here]) for the 2023 nominations of the Pornhub Awards. Probably could prove useful for other pages as well. Thanks for any help. Soulbust (talk) 08:25, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    @Soulbust, Is there no reliable sources that talk about/republish the awards ? I'd suggest using those instead if they are available. Sohom (talk) 14:22, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    @Sohom Datta: Yeah I tried looking for that on AVN's and XBIZ's websites. Could only find stories they published on the winners; she was nominated for 3 PH awards that year, winning one, so sourcing for the 2 other noms is needed. I found this from AltPorn.net -- That site is used on some other articles and I placed in the Morgpie article for now but I'm not too sure if it counts as an RS. The site has its own award ceremony actually, which I did find to be covered by XBIZ, so maybe it does count as an RS? Either way, I figure the actual PH Awards Winners/Nominees archive would be otherwise suitable and appropriate to use here. Think it'd be worth to whitelist the specific URL just to have it be an easy source to use in future cases like this. Soulbust (talk) 14:34, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    @Soulbust: Makes sense, based on that plus Added to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --Sohom (talk) 14:38, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Thank you. Best wishes, Soulbust (talk) 22:09, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    wondersinspace.com

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    A rare smiley face triple conjunction occurred this year in April. The Conjunction page has no mention of this. I want to add this image along with some other images captured from different locations by creating a '2025' year catalog under the 'Notable Conjunctions' section. I want to use this image in particular because this is the only image captured from South Asia and having images from different places helps astronomers and readers.

    no Declined. Raw links to pictures are discouraged onwiki, they can be upload onwiki provided they are done in a way that is in compliance with WP:NFCC. --Sohom (talk) 12:27, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    • Link requested to be whitelisted: https://www.wondersinspace.com/image-smiley-face-conjunction-april-2025/
    Oh, okay! I was unaware of it! @Sohom Datta You can maybe whitelist the article release of this image then so that I could use this data as well as the image for my edit! Prem 23g5 (talk) 15:26, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    There appear to be multiple other sources talking about the April 2025 conjunction like [1], [2], [3] which talk about it, some might not be RS, but they are better than a blacklisted site. Sohom (talk) 15:32, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Agree; The El Paso Times ref is a perfectly good source and as such there's no rationale for whitelisting anything from this site. OhNoitsJamie Talk 15:34, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    @Sohom Datta, @Ohnoitsjamie This image helps astronomers study how the event appeared in different parts of the world. Since no confirmed images of this conjunction exist from Southern Asia (India), this photo is especially useful. I'm adding it to the "Notable Conjunctions" section of the Conjunction (astronomy) page by creating this years (2025) catalog. Additionally, this image has also been featured in BBC Sky at Night and Sky & Telescope magazines, stating that it is a good capture and is helpful and relevant. Other sources, like the El Paso Times, have used older images (the images that were not captured this year), making this one a more accurate and relevant choice for this year's (2025) smiley face conjunction. You overlooked that it's not about the reputation of the websites but about the relevance, and older images won't be relevant for my edit. And to be precise again, it's not about data but the image. I hope you got what I want to say! Prem 23g5 (talk) 16:01, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    Where did this image come from originally? We should not whitelist a link to a copyright violation. MrOllie (talk) 16:04, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
    We are not going to whitelist a link from your site. Please find other ways to promote it. OhNoitsJamie Talk 16:11, 18 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

    159.223.126.83

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    A statement was removed from the article Adalah-NY, on the grounds that it was unsourced. The source is a press release from the organisation itself, on a website which has now been archived. The only source I was able to find for the statement was at the site noted above, which has been blacklisted. It would be beneficial to include this statement of the organisation's beliefs, with a link to its original statement. RolandR (talk) 23:38, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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