MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist

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www.punjnud.com

 * The article, Yasmeen Tahir, which is on AfD can be further expanded if a particular page on the Punjnud website is unblocked or whitelisted rather than the entire website.
 * Jeraxmoira🐉 (talk) 10:38, 9 July 2024 (UTC)
 * That link seems to go to a story about Imtiaz Ali Taj? Valereee (talk) 12:46, 9 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Valereee, yes, there is a paragraph that discusses a legal case involving Yasmeen Tahir and her relatives on who will get to inherit the properties of Imtiaz Ali Taj. Jeraxmoira🐉 (talk) 20:40, 9 July 2024 (UTC)
 * You mean:
 * Raza Hameed says: Imtiaz Ali Taj was the owner of a vast property but he had no male children, so his close relatives wanted a share of this property. In the court, the lawyer of the late Taj's daughter took the position that the late Taj had adopted the Shia religion, in which only children are entitled, be it a daughter or a son. Newspaper advertisements were also presented as evidence of their adoption of the Shia religion. The case was decided in favor of famous broadcaster Yasmin Tahir, daughter of Taj Sahib.
 * That's just a name drop...? Valereee (talk) 21:43, 9 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Yes, I am trying to expand the article further. I am also not able to find the same information in any of the other sources, one of the main reasons being the language. Jeraxmoira🐉 (talk) 05:02, 10 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Yes, I am trying to expand the article further. I am also not able to find the same information in any of the other sources, one of the main reasons being the language. Jeraxmoira🐉 (talk) 05:02, 10 July 2024 (UTC)


 * to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --Valereee (talk) 10:46, 10 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Jeraxmoira, I think I've done this correctly. Please let me know if I've screwed it up, I am newish here and not the best at anything technical. Valereee (talk) 10:48, 10 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Valereee, this is my first time here as well and I am able to add the link now. Thank you so much! Jeraxmoira🐉 (talk) 11:06, 10 July 2024 (UTC)

Request re: dyingscene.com/archive/album-review-good-riddance-peace-in-our-time/
The above link is an album review of Peace in Our Time by Good Riddance, by an unnamed reviewer from Dying Scene. I wanted to cite this webpage on the album's Wikipedia page, but it appears that Dying Scene's website has been blacklisted, and I don't think they have any print publications or alternative websites where the same review can be found.

I'm not sure where the right area to search is if I want to find information regarding Dying Scene's blacklisting; I searched the noticeboard archives and couldn't find anything there about it at all. (I also didn't see it mentioned on the Common Requests list.) I don't know why Dying Scene has been blacklisted, but if it has been blacklisted due to containing unreliable information, I think this source might be OK as an exception because I don't intend to use it to uphold objective facts about the album or band; I only intend to use it as one of several reviews from other websites and magazines to discuss the album's critical reception. (I also intend to quote maybe 1-2 sentences of the review's text.)

If it's still not OK, that's fine; I'll see if I can find other reviews :)

(Also, I apologize for leaving out the https:// at the beginning, but it wouldn't let me add the link to this request form without removing that part. Afddiary (talk) 02:12, 10 July 2024 (UTC)


 * to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --* Pppery * it has begun... 05:11, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

linktr.ee/allstarwrestlinguk
All Star Wrestling are using this as their new official page. The old "Superslam" site is kaput. I tried to update the link in the infobox, but hit the filter. Please replace the Official Website link in the infobox on the page as that is their official site now and I can't really tell them to change it for Wikipedia's sake! Romomusicfan (talk) 22:21, 10 July 2024 (UTC)


 * to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --* Pppery * it has begun... 05:10, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

www.result.pk/colleges/quaid-i-azam-university-islamabad.html
Hello,

I am requesting the removal of the specific URL "www.result.pk/colleges/quaid-i-azam-university-islamabad.html" from the blacklist. The URL provides valuable information about Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad and would be a beneficial reference for relevant Wikipedia articles.

The information on this page is factual and provides useful data on the university's programs and impact. Allowing this URL would enhance the quality of the information available to Wikipedia readers.

Thank you for considering my request.

Best regards, [Abdullah] — Preceding unsigned comment added by Abdullah786001 (talk • contribs) 11:05, 10 July 2024 (UTC)
 * We will very rarely whitelist sites at the request of zero-edit accounts. The page in question is utterly mundane and not the sort of think I'm even convinced it's useful to link to at all. * Pppery * it has begun... 02:38, 12 July 2024 (UTC)

americanlibraryuk.wordpress.com/2018/01/05/book-review-the-strip-by-stefan-al/


Please whitelist this link which is a book review I am using here. According to https://americanlibraryuk.wordpress.com/about/, this WordPress blog is maintained by the University of East Anglia scholars at American Library. At the bottom of https://www.americanlibrary.uk/, there is text saying "Connect". Below the "Connect", there is a list of logos including a "W" logo which links to https://americanlibraryuk.wordpress.com/ which verifies the connection.

Please whitelist the link the entire subdomain of https://americanlibraryuk.wordpress.com/. If this is not possible, please whitelist the link https://americanlibraryuk.wordpress.com/2018/01/05/book-review-the-strip-by-stefan-al/. Thank you, Cunard (talk) 12:34, 13 July 2024 (UTC)
 * The fact that you were able to link to these pages here shows they're not actually blacklisted, right? And I was able to do https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Strip_(book)&diff=prev&oldid=1234285933 without any errors even though admins aren't generally exempt from the blacklist. You seem to have instead triggered Special:AbuseFilter/1045, which is only a warning and does not prevent you from saving. Feel free to bring up whether certain subdomains should be exempted from that filter at WP:EFN  * Pppery * it has begun...  15:24, 13 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the correction. Special:AbuseFilter/1045 doesn't seem currently to exempt any subdomains. So since this does not prevent saving, the current state is fine. Cunard (talk) 07:17, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

Webpage on mcafeetaft.com
Hello! The following link has been blacklisted because it contains the string. The block is not related to this website or page in the first place, and this would be a useful link to supplement the sources at Robert Spoo. www.mcafeetaft.com/copyright-authority-robert-spoo-joins-mcafee-taft/

While we're at it, why are all links containing that string blacklisted in the first place? As illustrated by this, many of them have no relationship to why the block was imposed in the first place. Thanks in advance, BhamBoi (talk) 01:15, 14 July 2024 (UTC)


 * to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. That string is blacklisted because of repeated attempts to insert fake links into the article McAfee. --* Pppery * it has begun... 01:19, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your quick response! BhamBoi (talk) 01:21, 14 July 2024 (UTC)

A specific page of academicjournals.org
Hello. I opened quite a few of these "linksummary" links. Can't make head or tails from these. So i just googled " what's the problem with academicjournals.org " (because i like it simple, tyvm). Got this: "Academicjournals.org – Academic Review Spam?" (by Henry Farrell on August 9, 2011). Now that raises suspicion - enough so that I don't care what date it is, some stains don't wash up; so definitely not want the whole site to be whitelisted and much regret that i can't find a more honest site giving the full article for free. I just need that one article to be available in full. If someone finds it elsewhere, all the better. (And maybe a doi that works, while i'm at it - don't ask, don't get.) Thank you for your attention. Pueblo89 (talk) 21:49, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
 * (no www. at the beginning, just https://)
 * 1) That is the only page I've found that gives the full article. The summary does not mention 'soda lake', my ref is for p. 78. + the only doi i've found (in the banned page) is wrong (try it below). The ref is:
 * 2) It would benefit the page on soda lake (work in progress in sandbox) (can also be used in Algaculture and a couple of other associated pages).
 * 1) It would benefit the page on soda lake (work in progress in sandbox) (can also be used in Algaculture and a couple of other associated pages).
 * The reason for the blacklisting is MediaWiki_talk:Spam-blacklist/archives/February_2019, calling the site a Nigerian mill churning out climate change denialism and other crap. And it's on Special:AbuseFilter/891/MediaWiki:abusefilter-warning-predatory. Make of that what you will. * Pppery * it has begun... 22:21, 14 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Hi * Pppery *, well, this here article doesn't even mention the word "climate". Not at all a denial of what you said, which only serves to reinforce my view that the ban is a good thing on a general point of view. But no rule is good if it does not make room for exceptions, to be looked at on a case by case basis. So the question remains. Pueblo89 (talk) 10:13, 17 July 2024 (UTC)

www.foreignpavilion.xyz
Dear Wiki, I am requesting the removal of the specific URL from the blacklist. It is an official website of the Children Everywhere, an art and research project conducted by migrant children for the Venice Art Biennale 2024. It is the first ever project where children were given a voice at the world’s most important cultural event. The project was undertaken by the Architectural Thinking School for Children and will be mentioned in their wiki page.

Best regards, Alexander

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Novikovalexandervictorovich (talk • contribs) 11:42, 15 July 2024 (UTC)


 * to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. But I want to be clear about expectations here. I'm whitelisting this because this is collateral from the blacklisting of the entire .xyz TLD (per /Common requests). This is not an endorsement of whether it should be linked to, but instead returns things to the state they would have been in had the project chosen a different top level domain to host their website on. From a quick skim Draft:Architectural Thinking School for Children seems to be promotionally-written and far too reliant on primary sources and lack in-depth, independent coverage. A different person will assess the merits of the draft, and if they decline it "but it was good enough to get the site whitelisted" is not a defense. --* Pppery * it has begun... 23:08, 15 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Whats so special about .xyz in particular? Trade (talk) 18:35, 16 July 2024 (UTC)
 * MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist/archives/June 2020. Don't ask me, I didn't blacklist it. * Pppery * it has begun... 18:48, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

blingee.com
Hello! I am requesting that an internet archive version of the now defunct website Blingee is whitelisted specifically for the page of the website itself for use in the infobox. TechnicalNewt (talk) 14:53, 19 July 2024 (UTC)