MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist/Archives/2023/06

famousbirthdays.com
Nothing on this particular page seems to be false, unreliable, or libelistic. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AugustusAudax (talk • contribs)
 * You're trying to re-create an article that has been deleted eight times at three different places, including a formal discussion here. If you're going to step in to that, you will need to focus on rock-solid reliable sources, and 'FamousBirthdays' is in no way that. Several prior disucssions at WP:RSN have noted the site is clearly not reliable; I would suggest starting a new discussion there that outlines the basis for your feelings that the site is now an accurate source with editorial oversight suitable for use on controversial Sam Kuru (talk)'' 15:17, 29 May 2023 (UTC)

kickstarter.com
Understandably, links to Kickstarter are usually inappropriate attempts to promote fundraising. There are some exceptions already in the whitelist. In this case, I would like to link to a completed campaign to document how Kickstarter is used as a key element of a long-term business model developed by the subject of my article for a particular company that he co-founded. Their use of Kickstarter over the course of many years has been notably successful without any links from Wikipedia and I don't intend this link to have any particular effect on future fundraising. The only purpose is as a citation to a statement of fact. The article I'm working on is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft:Stefan_Pokorny_(designer) and the link would be referenced following the statement "continues to fund operations as of 2023." Thank you for your consideration. Kstern999 (talk) 16:18, 28 May 2023 (UTC)

language.metaproject.frl


Yesterday, I added the Meta programming language to a few lists of programming languages that other languages influenced. I saw that several entries were removed, so I had the following discussion about it with the editor:

https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benutzer_Diskussion:מקף#Your_removal_of_the_Meta_programming_language_as_influenced_by_the_Logo_programming_language

Today, following those directions, I wanted to add the entries as references with a footnote, but found that the referenced link is blacklisted.

This is unfortunate, because the link is to the official project of a legitimate programming language that descends from those other programming languages, as described on its site:

Further, the same site hosts other projects that have had lemmas and links on Wikipedia for many years:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syllable_Desktop

https://syllable.metaproject.frl

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/AtheOS

https://atheos.metaproject.frl
 * This is English Wikipedia; we don't handle anything having to do with German Wikipedia here. OhNo itsJamie Talk 14:58, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
 * It's on the global blacklist. 2A02:A420:67:84E3:B4DD:9FFF:FE0F:9CB5 (talk) 15:04, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
 * We don't handle that either here. OhNo itsJamie Talk 15:15, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
 * I was referred here by the instructions in the info. Could you please tell me where I should make a whitelisting request regarding the global blacklist? 2A02:A420:67:84E3:B4DD:9FFF:FE0F:9CB5 (talk) 15:19, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
 * If you're trying to add the link to German Wikipedia, you'd make the whitelist request on German Wikipedia. I see no reason to whitelist the link to English Wikipedia as there's no indication it's a notable lanaguage. OhNo itsJamie  Talk 15:25, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
 * I would assume they wouldn't handle the global blacklist, like you. Contributing to Wikipedia is like a maze, I could really use a pointer here. 2A02:A420:67:84E3:B4DD:9FFF:FE0F:9CB5 (talk) 15:28, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Could somebody please advise me where I should discuss the global blacklist? 2A02:A420:67:84E3:B4DD:9FFF:FE0F:9CB5 (talk) 15:48, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
 * , but that's only for removals, which is not likely to happen given your campaign which led to the blacklisting. I have no idea how German or other language Wikipedia handle whitelistings. I suggest finding some other way to promote your project besides Wikipedias. OhNo itsJamie Talk 15:51, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I'm just an occasional contributor to Wikipedia for many years, usually just fixing typos. I've never had problems before, including updating links for projects I follow. I'm not adding lemmas with high notability requirements, so I'm not versed in larger Wikipedia editing. 2A02:A420:67:84E3:B4DD:9FFF:FE0F:9CB5 (talk) 16:08, 5 June 2023 (UTC)

safehome.org


We were the culprit of blackhat SEO spam. Before being notified that we were blocked, we had many mentions from Wikipedia, and our competitors knew how to get us on the blacklist. We are one of the top sites in the home security review space. Were do extensive research for the industry (see and were even covered in the NY Times a couple of days ago at . Thank you! 76.176.74.233 (talk) 16:42, 1 June 2023 (UTC)
 * ❌ If you're asking for this link to be removed from the blacklist, we don't do that on behalf of site owners. OhNo itsJamie Talk 19:11, 4 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the reply but can you tell me how I can request our domain to be taken off of the blacklist then? 76.176.74.233 (talk) 13:12, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
 * You can't, Wikipedia doesn't take requests for removals from site owners. MrOllie (talk) 13:16, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
 * well that's unfortunate that someone can spam a competitor's site, get them blacklisted, and then they win. 76.176.74.233 (talk) 14:24, 5 June 2023 (UTC)
 * So nothing can be done here? I can have my site sabotaged by a competitor and I remain on the blacklist forever? 76.176.74.233 (talk) 13:52, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
 * You can move on on find some other venue to advertise your site. These links aren't of any use to Wikipedia. OhNo itsJamie Talk 15:29, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

change.org
The petition above was an important social instrument that successfully saved the Gaden House building in Sydney, Australia from significant changes. The petition is an important part of the history of the building. The link will help the Gaden House section on wiki page Neville Gruzman. Thanks. colonellight 01:45, 5 June 2023 (UTC) ColonelLight (talk) 05:11, 6 June 2023 (UTC)

payravi.xyz


This is a personal request. The RealMe extension was recently added to Wikipedia, allowing users to verify external profile links on their user page (namely Mastodon). My personal Mastodon server and profile is located at payravi.xyz, and I'd like to link it from my userpage. The entire .xyz TLD is (very reasonably) currently blacklisted on Wikipedia. Thank you! ~ Super  Hamster  Talk Contribs 14:56, 31 May 2023 (UTC)


 * to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --Legoktm (talk) 03:39, 11 June 2023 (UTC)

mara.xyz
For Mara_(technology_company). This is the legitimate site of the company. xyz domains are increasingly in use by legitimate crypto companies, so the entire TLD should not be blacklisted. Thank you. Gr33nshorts (talk) 22:11, 31 May 2023 (UTC)
 * . A company's choice to use a blacklisted TLD is not Wikipedia's problem. There is already a link to the website on the article, which redirects to mara.xyz. I see nothing that needs to change. If you want to argue for removal of the .xyz TLD from the blacklist, present your case at MediaWiki Talk:Spam-blacklist. ~Anachronist (talk) 04:27, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

moz.com
The page has valid information about Google Tag Manager which I think should be included in the article. It should be a reliable source because moz appears to be providing SEO services, which include the use of Google Tag Manager.

TPI81AF (talk) 16:33, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
 * . We generally don't link to blogs, and that blog article doesn't really contain more useful information than the official documentation from Google. Alternative sources exist, so there is no reason to whitelist this one. ~Anachronist (talk) 19:03, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

lulu.com
For WP:Media copyright questions, to work out the copyright status of different versions of a notable book's cover. Obviously not reliable for any articles, but not going to be used in any articles either -- it's purely as part of a projectspace discussion. Vaticidalprophet 12:13, 8 June 2023 (UTC)
 * . I cannot see this as a valid reason for whitelisting a "buy it here" page. For discussion purposes, you can always use the plaintext link www.lulu.com/shop/douglas-a-vakoch/archaeology-anthropology-and-interstellar-communication/paperback/product-zrdzpz.html and people can paste that into the browser address bar. ~Anachronist (talk) 19:05, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

espncricinfo.com
This website is a reliable source for all cricketing information, and can facilitate for many cricket related articles, I tried using it for Stephen Fleming page, and the popup showed that it was under its blacklist website. So please put it under whitelist, as it helps for referencing in cricket pages.User:Cric editorUser talk:Cric editor 1:38, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
 * . We whitelist links to specific pages, not whole sites. You are basically requesting blacklist removal, and this page is the wrong venue for that sort of request. Or if you have a specifi page to propose, such as an "about" page, then we could whitelist that. ~Anachronist (talk) 04:22, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

depressionals.com
I was reading an article about immature personality disorder or emotional immaturity and I go forward to the first result of Google other than Wikipedia was depressionals.com's article which was quite interesting to read and I was about to mention the resources on Wikipedia's page about immature personality disorder and the bot resisted me to add that and apparently found that the link was banned. I think this ban should be lifted because the site has many meaningful contents related to that disorder.
 * . You posted this in a section about re-blocking a currently whitelisted link. If you are requesting removal of a site from the blacklist, see MediaWiki Talk:Spam-blacklist. If you are requesting whitelisting as a means to bypass the blacklist, we whitelist only specific links, not whole sites. ~Anachronist (talk) 04:17, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

kickstarter.com
The content of the page for KDM: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_Death:_Monster relies heavily under the information published through campaign updates in Kickstarter and not anywhere else, in a way this is the only source of truth and quotation I can refer to, specially for expansion content information. Thank you for your consideration. --Renan Petrere (talk) 10:03, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

movies.about.com
I propose that this interview link be whitelisted for use in its archived version on the Silent Hill (film) page since the url is dead. ภץאคгöร 17:00, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
 * The archive link is clearly not blacklisted. What prevents you from using it? ~Anachronist (talk) 19:06, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Yes, but it states "Blacklisting indicates past problems with the link, so any requests should clearly demonstrate how inclusion would benefit Wikipedia. The following link has triggered a protection filter: about.com Either that exact link, or a portion of it (typically the root domain name) is currently blocked." So it doesn't allow the archive link to be used. ภץאคгöร 09:24, 15 June 2023 (UTC)
 * An error is displayed by the model if you only add the archive URL, thus the original URL must be whitelisted. Veverve (talk) 11:02, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

thelionclub.xyz
This domain is the only legitimate website for the Lion Club, for which a page already exists (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_Club) and is currently in the earlier stages of updating and editing. If the page is going to be able to cite the organization itself this particular xyz domain would have to be whitelisted. Hgallo9 (talk) 22:44, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

wcf.artofliving.org
This is the landing page for the World Culture festival taking place in Washington DC, Sep 29-Oct 1. The festival mission is to promote diversity and brings together art, culture and music performances from various parts of the world. The requested whitelisted link contains the most current festival lineup and will be part of the wiki entry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Cultural_Festival.

mastersofsteamanddrycleaning.com.au
I was updating page dry carpet cleaning as some information needs updated for process section and this website has unique information about the process. This website should be white listed so we can update correct information. Requesting to whitelist this domain so i can go ahead to update information on dry carpet cleaning. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Willowava (talk • contribs)
 * , this is not a reliable source for anything. The specific link you were trying to add was to a commercial pitch page. Given your other additions recently, it would be a poor idea to remove this from the blacklist. Sam Kuru (talk) 11:35, 27 June 2023 (UTC)

youtu.be

 * I'd like to allow the inclusion of a you tube video which is original, unedited, archival CBS news footage filmed during the heat of the battle of Hamburger Hill. I'd like to add an external source link at there bottom of this page: Battle of Hamburger Hill
 * The video link is: www.youtu.be/5bqrTl76a4k
 * or www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bqrTl76a4k
 * I apologise but I do not really understand how to do the link summary you've requested. I only know to try to copy and paste what you entered:
 * This is first-hand, historic material including on the spot interviews with commanding officers Lt. Col Hunnicut and Maj. Collier, both discussing the ongoing battle. I recognise the need to ban you tube in general but this is an unusual video which I can't find anywhere else.
 * Thanks, b-boyben
 * B-BOYBEN (talk) 03:53, 23 June 2023 (UTC)
 * ❌ First of all, youtube.com is not blacklisted. youtu.be, a url shortner, and is blacklisted along with most other url shorteners. Secondly, the video you're attempting to add appears to be copyrighted by CBS and linking to it would violate our copyright policy. OhNo itsJamie  Talk 04:48, 23 June 2023 (UTC)
 * ❌ First of all, youtube.com is not blacklisted. youtu.be, a url shortner, and is blacklisted along with most other url shorteners. Secondly, the video you're attempting to add appears to be copyrighted by CBS and linking to it would violate our copyright policy. OhNo itsJamie  Talk 04:48, 23 June 2023 (UTC)

dailymusicroll.com


I'm translating de:DelaDap into Draft:DelaDap, and trying to add additional sources for the band genre. -- ( Roundish  ⋆  t ) 14:23, 25 June 2023 (UTC)