MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist
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thelondoneconomic.com/politics/netanyahu-boycotts-isolating-israeli-economy-398005I am asking a removal of the link from the English Wikipedia spam blacklist. My intent is to cite this source in theSparta Speech article, specifically regarding free market matters discussed in the speech.
Reviewing the blacklist, it appears The London Economic was added in 2020 due to SEO issues, not unreliability. As perWP:BLACKLIST andWP:RS, blacklisting is intended as a last resort against persistent disruption or unreliability, with removal when there is compelling evidence that risk no longer exists or the site is not problematic for reliability. In this case, The London Economic provides coverage relevant to the topic and is not being used for promotion or disruption.Dgw|Talk04:41, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Added toMediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --Dirk BeetstraTC12:04, 18 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]lenta.ru/articles/2023/09/06/icehomeland/I'm writing a draft about HC Norilsk, a Russian professional hockey club. The link I want to add is an article covering the team's first ever official game.Шахматист2025 (talk)23:44, 19 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Well, maybe hypothetical, this may very well have happened. If someone would ask here "I'd like this blacklisted piece (OpIndia, Breitbart, whatever) whitelisted so I can use it in aTemplate:Press on (for example)Talk:Wikipedia and/orWikipedia:Press coverage 2025."
Can you tell me what the response would likely be, or actually was? Let's assume there is no BLP/OUTING etc problem in the particular piece. It's not something I'm going to ask, but the question has come up, and I'm curious what the "reality" is. Breitbart has appeared in those places before the blacklisting, but I'm unaware of any post-blacklisting appearances.Gråbergs Gråa Sång (talk)10:35, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
bigredbook.info/elizabeth_ward.htmlJonathan Deamer (talk)08:01, 27 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
log.fakewhale.xyz/exploring-collective-identity-a-philosophical-journey-with-meriem-bennanis-for-my-best-family/ (November 29, 2024)Outtake from the Reception section ofBouchra(draft) at AFC, from September 25. From what I've assumed, Fakewhale is an otherwise legit art site (albeit with an occasional aside on the NFT movement).
In case any on board here are asking/wondering,Bouchra is an adult computer-animated film with animal characters, touted as Morocco's first animated feature.Bouchra entered the festival circuit this month; this review dates from the time it was originally screened under the titleFor Aicha at a Milan art facility. --Slgrandson(How's myegg-throwing coleslaw?)19:27, 30 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
{{WLRequestLink|zoominfo.com}}This should be whitelisted so that it can be added back to the "External links" section of the page.This edit removed the website from the "External links" section. When I tried to revert the edit, I received the blacklist warning.Cunard (talk)08:58, 4 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
zoominfo.com/about.Cunard (talk)07:31, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply] Added toMediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --Dirk BeetstraTC07:37, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]kickstarter.com/projects/11662585/hollow-knight/posts/1532829Information regardingHollow Knight's development and a specific tidbit regarding naming of the protagonist that I would like to use as a source.Ant1ngAround (talk)22:42, 6 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
nambla.org:Linksearchen(insource) -meta -de -fr -simple -wikt:en -wikt:fr •Spamcheck •blacklist hits •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
Requesting whitelisting so that this can be given as an external link in theNorth American Man/Boy Love Association article. If a "neutral landing page" is required, thennambla.org/welcome.html can be used.Zacwill (talk)19:49, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
{{WLRequestLink|comeaucomputing.com/4.0/docs/userman/export.html}}The following website is needed on the pageTemplate (C++) andComeau C/C++, from the websitecomeaucomputing.com. This website previously belonged to an organisation named "Comeau Computing" which produced a C++ compiler, known for being the only compiler supporting a very specific feature that was later removed. The website seems to have been sold off to an unrelated blog, however the archived page, which is indeed a relevant/authoritative source on the C++ language, is needed for a citation in that page.24.50.56.74 (talk)21:31, 7 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
web.archive.org/web/20030602175841/http://www.comeaucomputing.com/4.0/docs/userman/export.html Added toMediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --Dirk BeetstraTC09:00, 11 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]@Beetstra Can we also add this archive link? I want to cite this one as well. Link requested to be whitelisted:web.archive.org/web/20030422063923/http://www.comeaucomputing.com/4.3.0/minor/win95+/43stuff.txt24.50.56.74 (talk)16:04, 15 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
devforum.roblox.com/t/update-on-guilded-and-communities/3966775Non-independent, self-published, primary source containing information regarding the closure ofGuilded to replace unreliableReddit source ("Reddit - The heart of the internet".www.reddit.com. Retrieved2025-09-29.) on that article, perWP:NIS,WP:ABOUTSELF andWP:PRIMARY.Coleisforeditor (talk)11:21, 8 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Added toMediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --Dirk BeetstraTC05:17, 15 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]99acres.com/articles/ayodhya-development-authority.htmlThis is a useful article that talks about the creation of the Ayodhya-Faizabad Development Authority (AFDA), which is now known as the Ayodhya Development Authority (ADA). I have used the article as a cited source atAyodhya Municipal Corporation, and would like to have the url in the citation.-- Toddy1(talk)11:50, 8 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Added toMediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. (for records, blacklisted after many socks/IPs were spamming this Indian real estate site). --Dirk BeetstraTC12:15, 8 October 2025 (UTC)[reply] Declined, the link that is currently there is approved alreadyMediaWiki_talk:Spam-whitelist/Archives/2010/07#metapedia.org. Note that linking to the official website of the subject is only common practice, not an obligation. For many sites we link to a neutral landing site as the sites are blacklisted, and in extreme cases we sometimes just don't link at all. --Dirk BeetstraTC06:11, 23 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]