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• en (English): #

1. This is a list of domain names which are whitelisted on en.wiki only. Please check
2. the guidelines on the talk page when adding entries.
3. Syntax is as follows:
4. * Everything from a "#" character to the end of the line is a comment
5. * Every non-blank line is a regex fragment which will only match hosts
6. inside URLs

tinyurl\.com

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• af (Afrikaans / Afrikaans): #

1. External URLs matching this list will *not* be blocked even if they would
2. have been blocked by blacklist entries.
3. Syntax is as follows:
4. * Everything from a "#" character to the end of the line is a comment
5. * Every non-blank line is a regex fragment which will only match hosts inside URLs

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• ar (العربية/Arabic): #

1. الوصلات الخارجية التي تطابق هذه القائمة *لن* يتم منعها حتى لو
2. كانت ممنوعة بواسطة مدخلات القائمة السوداء.
3. الصيغة كالتالي:
4. * كل شيء من علامة "#" إلى آخر السطر هو تعليق
5. * كل سطر غير فارغ هو تعبير منتظم يطابق فقط المضيفين داخل الوصلات الخارجية

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• bg (Bulgarian / Български): #

1. External URLs matching this list will *not* be blocked even if they would
2. have been blocked by blacklist entries.
3. Syntax is as follows:
4. * Everything from a "#" character to the end of the line is a comment
5. * Every non-blank line is a regex fragment which will only match hosts inside URLs

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• da (Danish / Dansk): #

1. External URLs matching this list will *not* be blocked even if they would
2. have been blocked by blacklist entries.
3. Syntax is as follows:
4. * Everything from a "#" character to the end of the line is a comment
5. * Every non-blank line is a regex fragment which will only match hosts inside URLs

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• de (German / Deutsch): #

1. Externe URLs, die in dieser Liste enthalten sind, blockieren das Speichern der Seite nicht, auch wenn sie
2. in der globalen oder lokalen schwarzen Liste enthalten sind.
3. Syntax:
4. * Alles ab dem „#“-Zeichen bis zum Ende der Zeile ist ein Kommentar
5. * Jede nicht-leere Zeile ist ein regulärer Ausdruck, der gegen die Host-Namen in den URLs geprüft wird.

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• eo (Esperanto / Esperanto): #

1. Eksteraj URL-oj kongruante al ĉi tiuj listanoj *NE* estos forbarita eĉ se ili estus
2. forbarita de nigralisto
3. Jen la sintakso:
4. * Ĉio ekde "#" signo al la fino de linio estas komento
5. * Ĉiu nemalplena linio estas regex kodero kiu nur kongruas retnodojn ene de URL-oj

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• es (Spanish / Español): #

1. URLs externas que coincidan con esta lista *no* serán bloqueadas incluso si coincidiesen
2. con una entrada en la lista negra.
3. 1. La sintaxis es:
4. * Todo lo que aparezca desde un caracter "#" hasta el fin de la línea es un comentario
5. * Toda línea que no esté en blanco es una expresión regular que sólo se cotejará con URLs

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• eu (Basque / Euskara): #

1. External URLs matching this list will *not* be blocked even if they would
2. have been blocked by blacklist entries.
3. Syntax is as follows:
4. * Everything from a "#" character to the end of the line is a comment
5. * Every non-blank line is a regex fragment which will only match hosts inside URLs

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• fr (French / Français): #

1. Les liens hypertextes externes correspondant à cette liste ne seront *pas* bloqués
2. même s’ils auraient été bloqués par les entrées de la liste noire.
3. La syntaxe est la suivante :
4. * tout texte qui suit un « # » est considéré comme un commentaire ;
5. * toute ligne non vide est un fragment d’expression rationnelle qui n’analysera que les hôtes dans les liens hypertextes.

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• fy (West Frisian / Frysk): #

1. External URLs matching this list will *not* be blocked even if they would
2. have been blocked by blacklist entries.
3. Syntax is as follows:
4. * Everything from a "#" character to the end of the line is a comment
5. * Every non-blank line is a regex fragment which will only match hosts inside URLs

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• ia (Interlingua): #

1. Le adresses URL correspondente a iste lista *non* essera blocate mesmo si illos
2. haberea essite blocate per entratas in le lista nigre.
3. Le syntaxe es lo sequente:
4. * Toto a partir de un character "#" usque al fin del linea es un commento
5. * Omne linea non vacue es un fragmento de regex que se applica solmente al nomines de hospite intra adresses URL

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• it (Italian / Italiano): #

1. Le URL esterne al sito che corrispondono alla lista seguente *non* verranno
2. bloccate, anche nel caso corrispondano a delle voci della blacklist
3. La sintassi è la seguente:
4. * Tutto ciò che segue un carattere "#" è un commento, fino al termine della riga
5. * Tutte le righe non vuote sono frammenti di espressioni regolari che si applicano al solo nome dell'host nelle URL

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• la (Latin / Latina): #

1. External URLs matching this list will *not* be blocked even if they would
2. have been blocked by blacklist entries.
3. Syntax is as follows:
4. * Everything from a "#" character to the end of the line is a comment
5. * Every non-blank line is a regex fragment which will only match hosts inside URLs

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• li (Limburgian / Limburgs): #

1. Externe URL's die voldoen aan deze lijst, waere *nooit* geweigerd, al
2. zoude ze geblokkeerd motte waere door regels oet de zwarte lijst.
3. De syntaxis is es volg:
4. * Alles vanaaf 't karakter "#" tot 't einde van de regel is opmerking
5. * Iddere neet-lege regel is 'n fragment van 'n reguliere oetdrukking die
6. allein van toepassing is op hosts binne URL's.

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• nl (Dutch / Nederlands): #

1. Externe URL's die voldoen aan deze lijst, worden *nooit* geweigerd, al
2. zouden ze geblokkeerd moeten worden door regels uit de zwarte lijst.
3. De syntaxis is als volgt:
4. * Alles vanaf het karakter "#" tot het einde van de regel is opmerking
5. * Iedere niet-lege regel is een fragment van een reguliere uitdrukking die
6. alleen van toepassing is op hosts binnen URL's.

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• no (Norwegian / ‪Norsk (bokmål)‬): #

1. Eksterne URL-er på denne lista vil *ikke* blokkeres, selv om
2. de ellers ville vært blokkert av svartelista.
3. Syntaksen er som følger:
4. * Alle linjer som begynner med «#» er kommentarer
5. * Alle ikke-blanke linjer er et regex-fragment som kun vil passe med domenenavn i URL-er

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• pl (Polish / Polski): #

1. Linki zewnętrzne pasujące do tej listy *nie będą* blokowane nawet jeśli
2. zostałyby zablokowane przez czarną listę.
3. Składnia jest następująca:
4. * Wszystko od znaku „#” do końca linii jest komentarzem
5. * Każda niepusta linia jest fragmentem wyrażenia regularnego, które będzie dopasowywane jedynie do hostów wewnątrz linków

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• pt (Portuguese / Português): #

1. URLs externas que coincidam com esta lista *não* serão bloqueadas mesmo
2. se tiverem sido bloqueadas por entradas presentes nas listas negras.
3. A sintaxe é a seguinte:
4. * Tudo o que estiver após um "#" até o final de uma linha será tido como um comentário
5. * Todas as linhas que não estiverem em branco são um fragmento de expressão regular (regex) que abrangem apenas a URL especificada

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• ru (Russian / Русский): #

1. Внешние ссылки, соответствующие этому списку, *не* будут блокироваться, даже если они попали в чёрный список.
2. Синтаксис:
3. * Всё, начиная с символа "#" и до конца строки, считается комментарием
4. * Каждая непуская строка является фрагментом регулярного выражения, применяемого только к узлу в URL

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• sv (Swedish / Svenska):

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# Externa URL:er som matchar den här listan blockeras *inte*,
# inte ens om de är blockerade genom den svarta listan för spam.
#
# Syntaxen är följande:
#   * All text från ett #-tecken till radens slut är en kommentar
#   * Alla icke-tomma rader används som reguljära uttryck för att matcha domännamn i URL:er

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[edit] tinyurl.com for Wikiversity

Could this be whitelisted for Wikiversity? I am hoping to use for long page names, and we have a pretty active bunch of users watching out for spam, etc. -- Jtneill - Talk 17:13, 12 September 2008 (UTC)

Given recent events with user page spam I have some real doubts about that. However you (the community) have your own whitelist which means you can whitelist tinyurl. Please bear in mind that it can be used for quite damaging purposes & that most people will never find out what is the other end of the link until it is too late. --Herby ^{talk thyme} 17:17, 12 September 2008 (UTC)

There's no need to use tinyurl or other such services - use a link title instead. Indeed, these domains are blacklisted with very good reason and I would very strongly advise against whitelisting the domain. I too am rather sceptical of that community's understanding of what spam is and how to combat it. Tinyurl in particular has been abused widely in the past.  — Mike.lifeguard | ^talk 18:11, 12 September 2008 (UTC)

Thanks, Herby & Mike.lifeguard. Here's the specific "challenge": The full URL for this page: v:The Impact of Web-Based Lecture Technologies on Current and Future Practices in Learning and Teaching is rather breakable when pasting it into an email, but it is a good page title because it is the title of the original document. So, I created a tinyurl. In order to help others who have the same problem, I've tried to post the tinyurl at v:The Impact of Web-Based Lecture Technologies on Current and Future Practices in Learning and Teaching#Notes, but obviously had to find a work around but this is likely to confuse non-tech savvy people. Can you suggest any other ways if whitelisting isn't an option? BTW it looked to me like the JonAwbrey stuff was handled pretty fast? And Mike.lifeguard, I think you are part of the WV community - thanks for being a part! -- Jtneill - Talk 18:38, 12 September 2008 (UTC)

Well, we disagree on that point, but I am a Wikimedian! :)

I'm not sure what you mean by "the full URL... is rather breakable" - the URL is either correct or not, regardless of it's length. You might try creating a redirect to the full title, and link to the shorter non-canonical title in emails etc. As well, you can certainly use tinyurl in emails (the blacklist doesn't apply there currently) and/or use <nowiki></nowiki> so the link renders in plaintext rather than as a link.  — Mike.lifeguard | ^talk 19:32, 12 September 2008 (UTC)

D'uh! Went to bed on this and realised yes, as you say say, why not just a redirect from a shorter page - will try that :). Resolved from my POV. -- Jtneill - Talk 23:09, 12 September 2008 (UTC)