MediaWiki talk:Spam-whitelist#Request to whitelist sci-hub.se/donate

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• {{LinkSummary|Kickstarter.com}}
• {{WLRequestLink|kickstarter.com/projects/919815019/kate-nash-is-making-a-record}}

For Kate Nash. I can find plenty of sources to say she grew up in North Harrow and born in Harrow, but I can find no others that say she was born in North Harrow.--Launchballer 01:03, 9 May 2025 (UTC)\

:{{rto|Launchballer}} {{Added}} to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. Thanks for requesting this. — Newslinger talk 00:32, 16 June 2025 (UTC)

• {{LinkSummary|metrocosm.com}}
• {{WLRequestLink|web.archive.org/web/20150901053425/http://metrocosm.com:80/web/film-permits-map-nyc.html}}

The Wayback archived version of this page includes data obtained from the New York City government about filming locations and dates for several movies. I had wanted to add it as a reference to the page of Now You See Me (film), but could be relevant to several films, so could be helpful to at least whitelist the Wayback archived version if possible. https://blogs.library.american.edu/mediaservices/2015/07/08/filming-permit-map-reveals-nycs-hotspots-in-film/ The page was a self-published website published by data journalist (at the time) who is also referenced elsewhere. https://www.weforum.org/stories/authors/max-galka/ https://www.poynter.org/tech-tools/2016/what-should-you-foia-this-guy-made-a-tool-to-help-you-figure-that-out/ https://www.niemanlab.org/2016/03/foia-mapper-aims-to-make-it-easier-for-journalists-to-know-where-to-look-for-public-documents/newsjunkie (talk) 10:40, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

:{{rto|Newsjunkie}} {{Added}} to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --Dirk Beetstra ^{T C} 11:05, 11 May 2025 (UTC)

• {{LinkSummary|About.com}}
• {{WLRequestLink|https://web.archive.org/web/20120308041614/http://dancemusic.about.com/od/artistshomepages/a/ColtonFordInt.htm}}
• For the following article: Colton Ford

I am editing the Colton Ford article after his passing on the 19th. His 2008 interview with About.com was one of his longest, and he went into details about his early life. For a former porn star, I rarely find comprehensive interviews like this. While About.com is still ambivalent in terms of reliability, I believe this interview is a useful addition to Ford's biography. Damian Vo (talk) 14:28, 23 May 2025 (UTC)

:{{rto|Damian Vo}} This is not blacklisted (anymore)

:* https://web.archive.org/web/20120308041614/http://dancemusic.about.com/od/artistshomepages/a/ColtonFordInt.htm

:* You're probably trying to use a citation template that autolinks the non-archived version, in which case you need to pass {{para|url-status|unfit}}

: {{not done}}. --* Pppery * _{it has begun...} 15:03, 23 May 2025 (UTC)

:: Thank you so much! Damian Vo (talk) 15:06, 23 May 2025 (UTC)

• {{LinkSummary|kickstarter.com}}
• {{WLRequestLink|https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jabbermask/jabbermask/posts/3363970}}
• For the following articles: JabberMask

the jabbermask was cancelled by its creator in 2021 after a successful 2020 kickstarter campaign. the wiki page doesnt mention this, and the cancellation was announced on the campaign's updates page.

:{{Added}} to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --Sohom (talk) 10:22, 27 May 2025 (UTC)

• {{LinkSummary|opposingviews.com}}
• {{WLRequestLink|https://web.archive.org/web/20121007040927/http://www.opposingviews.com/i/health/there-nothing-invisible-about-ideology-animal-exploitation}}
• For the following article: Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows

I am editing the Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs, and Wear Cows article to add an archived version of one of the references on Critical Reception. The original site has since been taken offline (entirely, redirects to example.com), thus the archived version is the remaining reference here; to be used in conjunction with {{para|url-status|unfit}}. ITakeTwo (talk) 16:30, 29 May 2025 (UTC)

:This article by Gary L. Francione was also [https://www.abolitionistapproach.com/carnism-there-is-nothing-invisible-about-the-ideology-of-animal-exploitation/ published on his blog], which is not on the spam blacklist. I recommend citing his blog, instead, as no whitelist entry would be needed.{{bcc|ITakeTwo}} — Newslinger talk 00:23, 16 June 2025 (UTC)

:{{Declined}}, as the content in question is also available on a non-blacklisted website. — Newslinger talk 00:26, 16 June 2025 (UTC)

• {{LinkSummary|pornhub.com}}
• {{WLRequestLink|https:www.pornhub.com/event/arborday}}
• For the following articles: Pornhub

—Anomalocaris (talk) 00:00, 5 June 2025 (UTC)

:{{rto|Anomalocaris}} {{Added}} to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --Sohom (talk) 17:01, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

::Sohom Datta: The system did not allow me to save Pornhub with this link. —Anomalocaris (talk) 23:56, 15 June 2025 (UTC)

:::I think Newslinger just fixed it, the issue appears to be that I forgot to check that :// was part of the URL you gave. Sohom (talk) 00:02, 16 June 2025 (UTC)

::::Yes, Sohom_Datta beat me to the explanation. {{u|Anomalocaris}}, could you please try again? — Newslinger talk 00:03, 16 June 2025 (UTC)

:::::All good now. I see I carelessly omitted the slashes in the URL, sorry to make your job harder. —Anomalocaris (talk) 01:17, 16 June 2025 (UTC)

• {{LinkSummary|pornhub.com/awards}}
• {{WLRequestLink|https://www.pornhub.com/awards}}
• For the following articles: Morgpie

Trying to add this as a reference for Awards section on Morgpie article; more specifically, through an archived version (https://web.archive.org/web/20230331093514/[insert WL requested link here]) for the 2023 nominations of the Pornhub Awards. Probably could prove useful for other pages as well. Thanks for any help. Soulbust (talk) 08:25, 16 June 2025 (UTC)

:@Soulbust, Is there no reliable sources that talk about/republish the awards ? I'd suggest using those instead if they are available. Sohom (talk) 14:22, 16 June 2025 (UTC)

::{{ping|Sohom Datta}} Yeah I tried looking for that on AVN's and XBIZ's websites. Could only find stories they published on the winners; she was nominated for 3 PH awards that year, winning one, so sourcing for the 2 other noms is needed. I found [https://altporn.net/news/2023/03/23/2023-pornhub-awards-nominees/ this from AltPorn.net] -- [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=Altporn.net&title=Special%3ASearch&ns0=1 That site is used on some other articles] and I placed in the Morgpie article for now but I'm not too sure if it counts as an RS. The site has its own award ceremony actually, which I did find to be [https://www.xbiz.com/news/266571/2022-altporn-awards-nominees-announced covered by XBIZ], so maybe it does count as an RS? Either way, I figure the actual PH Awards Winners/Nominees archive would be otherwise suitable and appropriate to use here. Think it'd be worth to whitelist the specific URL just to have it be an easy source to use in future cases like this. Soulbust (talk) 14:34, 16 June 2025 (UTC)

:{{rto|Soulbust}} Makes sense, based on that {{Added}} to MediaWiki:Spam-whitelist. --Sohom (talk) 14:38, 16 June 2025 (UTC)

::Thank you. Best wishes, Soulbust (talk) 22:09, 16 June 2025 (UTC)

• {{LinkSummary|wondersinspace.com}}
• {{WLRequestLink|https://wondersinspace.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Smiley-face-conjunction-1.jpg}}
• For the following articles: Conjunction_(astronomy)

A rare smiley face triple conjunction occurred this year in April. The Conjunction page has no mention of this. I want to add this image along with some other images captured from different locations by creating a '2025' year catalog under the 'Notable Conjunctions' section. I want to use this image in particular because this is the only image captured from South Asia and having images from different places helps astronomers and readers.

:{{Declined}}. Raw links to pictures are discouraged onwiki, they can be upload onwiki provided they are done in a way that is in compliance with WP:NFCC. --Sohom (talk) 12:27, 18 June 2025 (UTC)

::*{{WLRequestLink|https://www.wondersinspace.com/image-smiley-face-conjunction-april-2025/}}

::Oh, okay! I was unaware of it! @Sohom Datta You can maybe whitelist the article release of this image then so that I could use this data as well as the image for my edit! Prem 23g5 (talk) 15:26, 18 June 2025 (UTC)

:::There appear to be multiple other sources talking about the April 2025 conjunction like [https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/2025/04/24/see-saturn-and-venus-create-smiley-face-with-moon-april-25/83211825007/], [https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/smiley-face-moon-venus-saturn-april-2025], [https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2025/04/24/when-to-see-a-celestial-smiley-face-in-the-night-sky-this-weekend/] which talk about it, some might not be RS, but they are better than a blacklisted site. Sohom (talk) 15:32, 18 June 2025 (UTC)

::::: Agree; The El Paso Times ref is a perfectly good source and as such there's no rationale for whitelisting anything from this site. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 15:34, 18 June 2025 (UTC)

::::::@Sohom Datta, @Ohnoitsjamie This image helps astronomers study how the event appeared in different parts of the world. Since no confirmed images of this conjunction exist from Southern Asia (India), this photo is especially useful. I'm adding it to the "Notable Conjunctions" section of the Conjunction (astronomy) page by creating this years (2025) catalog. Additionally, this image has also been featured in [https://www.skyatnightmagazine.com/news/photograph-smiley-face-moon-venus-saturn-april-2025 BBC Sky at Night] and [https://skyandtelescope.org/online-gallery/the-smiley-face-planetary-conjunction-april-2025/ Sky & Telescope] magazines, stating that it is a good capture and is helpful and relevant. Other sources, like the El Paso Times, have used older images (the images that were not captured this year), making this one a more accurate and relevant choice for this year's (2025) smiley face conjunction. You overlooked that it's not about the reputation of the websites but about the relevance, and older images won't be relevant for my edit. And to be precise again, it's not about data but the image. I hope you got what I want to say! Prem 23g5 (talk) 16:01, 18 June 2025 (UTC)

:::::::Where did this image come from originally? We should not whitelist a link to a copyright violation. MrOllie (talk) 16:04, 18 June 2025 (UTC)

:::::::: We are not going to whitelist a link from your site. Please find other ways to promote it. OhNoitsJamie ^Talk 16:11, 18 June 2025 (UTC)