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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|1089339364#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}}



    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.

    Proposed additions to Whitelist (web pages to unblock)

    Request to whitelist page on army-technology.com

    Recent attempts has been made on the article NLAW to cite the unsupported information; a lot of it is based on the army-technology source, which was deleted a few years ago for being blacklisted. I made an edit a few months ago, reintroducing the source to fill that hole, but it was soon deleted again. I have not been able to find replacements for all the information that was supported by army-technology. While presumably banned, I see this source around on many weapons-related Wikipedia articles - can someone please confirm if it is even banned (and if it is possible to whitelist it if so)? Imonoz (talk) 21:09, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    @Imonoz:  Done, link added. ~Anachronist (talk) 05:46, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    Very good news! Thank you so much. Imonoz (talk) 14:14, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    The Homeless Hub is a "web-based research library and information centre" maintained by the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness (COH). COH was previously called the Canadian Homelessness Research Network (CHRN) which was founded by Stephen Gaetz in 2008, through a 7-year Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) grant. The SSHRC is a highly respected federal granting agency for academic research. Gaetz has been working in this field for decades, was appointed into the Order of Canada, one of Canada's highest honours. The Homeless Hub had been providing invaluable resources on homelessness for researchers, educators, communities and professionals and is Canada's largest national research institute with a focus on homelessness. I have consulted it many times over the years. I have previously requested that it be removed from Wikipedia's blacklist but the request was rejected. My solution since then is to use the content in the resources I find at Homeless Hub, and remove the url in the reference template. This is a terrible solution for this go-to site in Canada for research on homelessness. I am currently updating Affordable housing in Canada, Homelessness in Canada, and related pages such as Canadian Observatory on Homelessness (COH) and I have already had to do this a number of times. I believe the problem with the site began many years ago when an overly enthusiastic student or someone connected to the site, broke Wikipedia protocols? I sincerely hope this can be resolved this time around.Oceanflynn (talk) 02:36, 6 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    @Beetstra: To me, this looks like a candidate for de-listing. You declined a de-listing request 5 years ago at MediaWiki_talk:Spam-blacklist/archives/November 2017#homelesshub.ca, and it made sense to decline it then, but not so sure about now. ~Anachronist (talk) 05:39, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    Whitelist RT article on de-Leninization which kicks the State line

    I'm aware that Russia Today is state owned, and features generally non neutral propaganda. However, it may be reliable on the subject of the current policy of the United Russia party, and it is to that issue that I intend to cite it. Specifically, the proposal Link requested to be whitelisted: rt.com/russia/lenin-monuments-removed-squares-131/ "All monuments of Lenin to be removed from Russian cities" on the article for De-Leninization, and on the article for the LDPR lawmaker Aleksandr Kurdyumov who proposed it and who is quoted in the article, which cites Izvestia (which is in Russian and I can't read it), and states that United Russia party supports the proposal. It appears to be syndicated on Link requested to be whitelisted: eutimes.net/2012/11/all-monuments-of-lenin-to-be-removed-from-russian-cities/ and a few other fringe English media. If the whitelisting of this article is not permitted, then please take the initiative to seek Russian translators to find the story on reliable russian media, where it apparently is published, and help me do the research.

    In the event, the removal of monuments to Lenin apparently did not occur, at least not in Russia, and now Putin is promoting the opposite strategy, of restoring fallen monuments in the occupied territories. Notable that Demolition_of_monuments_to_Vladimir_Lenin_in_Ukraine DID occur. Nevertheless, the fact that it was merely proposed in 2012, supported by the ruling party, (even promoted on State sponsored media, no less) is significant, and testifies to internal debate or dissension or a willingness of the media to kick the Putin's line, if not the Party's.

    IMHO, we can record this without stating it in wikivoice, but rather attributed, "According to Russia Today such and such", then we can trust our readers to make their own judgement about the source's reliability or lack thereof. If responsible editors agree, I invite them to add the citations directly to these articles after whitelisting. This seems highly newsworthy to me, disappointing that apparently no western MSM investigated this important story. Perhaps that will change. Regards, Jaredscribe (talk) 23:37, 9 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    I probably should have posted here first: Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Noticeboard#Whitelist_RT_article_on_de-Leninization_which_kicks_the_State_line Jaredscribe (talk) 00:15, 10 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

     Not done because there is nothing to do. @Jaredscribe: Russia Today isn't blacklisted. The consensus in the linked discussion (now archived) leans toward favoring alternative sources. ~Anachronist (talk) 05:24, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    Request to whitelist easeus.com

    My request to have a page whitelisted was archived without having received an answer. Can anyone tell me if this site is even blacklisted, or if it is OK for me to use it? I need this reference in Comparison_of_disk_cloning_software and EaseUS_Partition_Master. Chacecola (talk) 07:01, 16 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

     Not done because there is nothing to do. @Chacecola: the site https://www.easus.com is not blacklisted. See, I could put it in this reply. ~Anachronist (talk) 05:19, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    @Anachronist Thanks for your reply. But the correct website domain is easeus.com, not easus.com. I tried to reply with its URL here, but it warned me on the blacklist. Chacecola (talk) 01:59, 23 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    @Chacecola: Woops, I missed that 'e' in there. Yes, you're right. It's an old blacklist entry from 2008. The report that resulted in the blacklist is at MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist/archives/May_2008#easeus.com.
    OK, then.  Done, whitelisted https://easeus.com/partition-manager/ . ~Anachronist (talk) 07:09, 23 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    Request to whitelist full website - PsyNFT.xyz

    PsyNFT (talk) 21:14, 20 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

     Not done Wikipedia is not a promotional platform for your art. OhNoitsJamie Talk 21:26, 20 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    PsyNFT.xyz, a visionary artist resource

    Unlike the request above, I am NOT associated with this organisation in any way, and genuinely believe it deserves a spot on this platform, considering it does not sell anything through the website, and is working to expand the collective consciousness of humanity through meaningful art.

    As an NFT & art enthusiast, I would love to see PsyNFT.xyz approved for Wikipedia. When I try to add the site to any pages, it says it's on the blocked list. I noticed they already requested yesterday and got denied, so I am here to re-request, as an individual unassociated with the organisation.

    PsyNFT is one of the most comprehensive curations of visionary artists in the world today, and it would be a shame to hide it for no legitimate reason. Their website does not make any sales or profit, and is not a company, just a collective of artists. For this reason, I ask that you please reconsider your decision of blocking the site, as stated above.

    I believe adding this site would improve the content of the Non-fungible_token & Visionary_art & Psychedelic_art Wikipedia pages. The NFT page is relevant to the topic of a curated NFT platform, and the Visionary Art Page only provides a small handful of visionary artist resources, most of which are broken links.

    MarianaP123 (talk) 16:21, 21 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

     Not done; this was declined 24 hours ago. Primefac (talk) 18:03, 21 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    OK, so when would this site be able to be approved in the future? Before it was denied for using the PsyNFT account, which this is not. I am not associated with them in any way, just a fan of their work.
    Can I please get a reason why the site is blacklisted in the first place? Just because of the xyz domain? Thank you!
    MarianaP123 (talk) 18:09, 21 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    No justification has been given for including this on Wikipedia except for publicity purposes, and because Wikipedia is never to be used for that purpose, there is no reason to whitelist it. Also, the appearance of MarianaP123 less than 24 hours after the initial request was denied, as a new user who "just happened" to find this whitelist page, does not seem credible. Even if true, whitelisting isn't done to appease fans, it's done if the site adds value to Wikipedia somehow. Again,  Not done. ~Anachronist (talk) 19:04, 21 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    @Anachronist: MarianaP123 has been blocked as a sockpuppet of User:PsyNFT. Well spotted. Doug Weller talk 15:56, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

    Request to whitelist page on breitbart.com

    This is for Anne Marie Waters who at one time was a director of the National Secular Society. After she left she wrote an article attacking the NSC and I simply wanted to add that fact. Doug Weller talk 15:56, 22 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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