MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist/Archives/2008/01

message: Vanessa Rousso's profile page at pokerplayermagazine.co.uk/theplayers/playerinterviews/1408/female_poker_player_vanessa_rousso.html, there's a really great interview that provides a lot of info on Vanessa. I don't know why this would be blacklisted. Also, it was on there before I attempted to edit. I added something else.
Kenwoodssaman (talk) 07:43, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: . See Wikipedia_talk:WikiProject_Spam/2007_Archive_Nov_1#pokerplayermagazine.co.uk--Hu12 (talk) 07:56, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: pokerplayermagazine.co.uk

message: http://www.sister-cities.org/icrc/directory/usa/MO
How this made it to the black list is beyond me . . . I believe an explanation to have Sister Cities is self-explanatory as jsut about every major city in the world has involvement in sister cities. not to mention jsut about every articlle of a major city has sister cities within it. Without this being whitelisted there is no way to leave a reference from the organization's webpage.Kcuello (talk) 20:51, 25 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Given that you have placed the link here it would seem to not be on the blacklist --Herby talk thyme 10:01, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Sister cities International

message: www.cafepellicola.com
Cafe Pellicola is a leading blog dedicated to fine Italian cinema. The blog will serve as a unique resource for film reviews to support Wikipedia's vast articles about the subject. The selected films represent different styles of some of the great directors from the Neorealist film movement to the present. The intent is to introduce less known work such as Il Posto by Ermanno Olmi alongside widely acclaimed achievements by Fellini and Moretti. In this sense, Cafe Pellicola provides a platform for discussing the full range of genres in Italian cinema, and a such provide a rich support to Wikipedia's articles about Italian cinema.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jagged arrow (talk • contribs) 16:53, 24 Dec 2007
:The record of link placement can be found here.  Given link placement by a number of accounts/IPs blacklisting seems valid to me. --Herby talk thyme 13:12, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Blogs are Links normally to be avoided and there is evidence of long term Advertising and conflicts of interest involved. Unlike Wikipedia, DMOZ is a web directory specifically designed to categorize and list all Internet sites; if you've not already gotten your sites listed there, I encourage you to do so -- it's a more appropriate venue for your links than our wikis. Their web address: http://www.dmoz.org/.--Hu12 (talk) 15:00, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Cafe Pellicola - window to fine italian cinema

message: When I wanted to add  to Talk:Tank to inform Wikipedians there are seven other language editions which are featured articles. However, when I pressed "Save page" the browser showed up a page containing "The following link has triggered our spam protection filter: z4.invisionfree.com 
Either that exact link, or a portion of it (typically the root domain name) is currently blacklisted. I didn't face the problem while tweaking the sequence of interwiki links in Tank. I guess it's because of the spam link contained in Talk:Tank, however it doesn't seem malicious. Hope the link will be whitelisted.--RekishiEJ (talk) 13:14, 26 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: This comes under the heading of Links normally to be avoided per External links policy.  There is no implication that the site is malicious - merely that there has been excessive link placement in the past.  Whitelisting is unlikely I would think, sorry --Herby talk thyme 08:23, 28 December 2007 (UTC)

text: as explained above, it falls under Links normally to be avoided. Talk:Tank has been fixed of the offending link, you should not get the spam filter alert. thanks--Hu12 (talk) 14:25, 29 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: z4.invisionfree.com

message: I do not understand why anything on this site is banned, it is a content rich site and all articles appear to be pretty scholarly. Please evaluate fatfreekitchen.com for addition to the whitelist. It could be used in Acne vulgaris article and many other health related articles. Thanks-- talk PM
:Typically, we do not remove domains from the spam blacklist in response to site-owners' requests. Instead, we de-blacklist sites when trusted, high-volume editors request the use of blacklisted links because of their encyclopedic value in support of our encyclopedia pages. If such an editor asks to use your links,  I'm sure the request will be carefully considered and your links may well be removed.
:Unlike Wikipedia, DMOZ is a web directory specifically designed to categorize and list all Internet sites; if you've not already gotten your sites listed there, I encourage you to do so -- it's a more appropriate venue for your links than our wikis. Their web address: http://www.dmoz.org/. 
:--A. B. (talk)  02:51, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  per A. B. --Herby talk thyme 12:54, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  FatFreeKitchen.com 

message: I do not understand why anything on this site is banned, it contains information on Bollywood. Please evaluate 123bollywood.net for addition to the whitelist. It could be used in Bollywood articles article. Thanks--  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pcm19 (talk • contribs) 02:32, 1 Jan 2008
:In practice the response here is the same as the one given to you above.  Given the your contributions to Wikipedia are basically all link placement I am closing this as  --Herby talk thyme 09:07, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  123bollywood.net 

message: Hi not sure why it is blacklisted but I was going to add this page lease-hire.co.uk/finance which offeres different pages to explain the different contract types availible for UK vehicle leasing to be added to this page. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_leasing84.69.203.110 (talk) 18:27, 27 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: It is globally blacklisted at Meta by the look of it.  I would imagine that there are plenty of other sites where that information could be found?  Equally if an established editor made a case of it whitelisting might be a possibility.  Thanks --Herby talk thyme 08:12, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: lease-hire.co.uk

message: Looks to me like a harmless site. Has very interesting information on the island that I need to add to the article Dutch Fort (do a Google search for "dutch fort pangkor"). Why is this site blacklisted? Gryffindor 18:27, 30 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Blacklisted on Meta after substantial cross wiki link placement.  The request is here.  Thanks --Herby talk thyme 08:51, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: pulau-pangkor.com

message: I am requesting this url ( blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=27753303&blogID=339848659 ) be whitelisted so it can be placed in the Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story article. I suppose it could also be used in the Jenna Fischer article. The URL is the Walk Hard blog of Jenna Fischer, linked to from Jenna Fischer's MySpace page. The URL provides production info and background information on the film. Thanks. --Pixelface (talk) 04:20, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Questions are - is it at all reliable (such blogs rarely are and are very rarely allowed for that reason)?  Equally are there no valid alternatives?  Thanks --Herby talk thyme 09:09, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: blog.myspace.com (Jenna Fischer)

message: I would like to request that this url (blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=20310352&blogID=342710606) be whitelisted so that it can be included in the External Links section of the Keni Thomas article. The link is to a very indepth interview with Keni Thomas by Robbie Wright that was published in Playgrounds Magazine in 2007. The interview will be of great interest to Keni Thomas fans, and is a very nessecary addition to External Links. It is a completely reliable source. - User:Entertainment Reporter 19:54 08 January 2008 (UTC)
:Unconvinced here - there are already a number of sites linked on that page.  Wikipedia is an encyclopedia rather than a resource for "fans" - other views?  --Herby talk thyme 17:32, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text:  Per request by Jimbo. since its a copy, perhaps this interview can be found on a WP:RS. thanks--Hu12 (talk) 16:47, 10 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: blog.myspace.com (Keni Thomas Interview)

message: I'm requesting this site be allowed. Since the cancelation of the Fullmetal Alchemist TCG by the company due to licensing issues they have worked with us to setup a player commitee for the game to continue being played and supported by other players and this is our official forums for the Player Commitee run game. When I tried adding it to the Fullmetal Alchemist Trading Card Game it said the site z15.invisionfree.com was on the blacklist.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Beanbowa (talk • contribs) 15:29, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Links to discussion forums/groups are Links normally to be avoided per External links policy and are not WP:RS--Hu12 (talk) 17:46, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: There isn't any encyclopedic value for including it at this point. Would need a request from an established editor to even consider de-listing. The forum (not official) has 11 registered members with a total of 20 posts. Certainly does not appear authorative, or informative enough for inclusion.--Hu12 (talk) 19:14, 9 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: z15.invisionfree.com/FMATCG/index.php?act=idx

message: I request that this site be whitelisted. It is a newly created community forum for the school of St John's Regional College in Dandenong, Australia and I'm hoping to put it in the External Links section of the St John's Regional College page. It would benefit the school by giving support to students struggling with homework, bullies, and it is a great way to create a friendly atmosphere within the school. It is a safe environment, with strict rules and regulations. Anyone who does not adhere to there rules will be banned, and IP address monitored, should the offender return. It is a good place for the students to kick back and relax, and it will give them a chance to see that school life doesn't always have to be work, work, work. Thanks in advance.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Stjohnsanarchy (talk • contribs) 00:25, 11 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: All very worthy indeed however is there any encyclopaedic content.  I think it unlikely it would be seen as a reliable source, thanks --Herby talk thyme 08:31, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

text: I am quite clear than that this is among links to be avoided and is of unencyclopaedic content.  As such I regret this is , thanks --Herby talk thyme 09:17, 12 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: z15.invisionfree.com/stjohnsanarchy/index.php?