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Not sure why this was blacklisted at all? The portal seems to publish quite a lot of information security related articles and doesn't seem to be a spam puppet on the first look. [[User:Kravietz|Pawel Krawczyk]] ([[User talk:Kravietz|talk]]) 10:06, 23 July 2014 (UTC)
==hotrails.co.uk==
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This site is a compendium of information about the [[Blue Öyster Cult]] and related bands and artists, which appears to have been blacklisted since an unfortunate editing dispute way back in 2008. There is some info on [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=196477133#hotrails.co.uk_fan_spam this revision of WikiProject Spam talk page], and then it was blacklisted as logged at [[MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist/log/start to 2009#March 2008]].
There was also a request for unblocking at [[MediaWiki talk:Spam-blacklist/archives/March 2008#hotrails.co.uk]] which was rejected on the grounds that it was the original anon editor making the request, but which does make a case for instance that it contains an interview with drummer [[Albert Bouchard]] which he described as the most in-depth he had given, and which would certainly be a reference for sections of the main article.
The site contains a great deal of information that would be useful as references, such as the most complete list anywhere of Blue Öyster Cult live performances, and numerous interviews with band members, crew and associates that are not available anywhere else.
Given that there didn't seem to be any serious issue with the site itself, just a dispute with an aggressive anonymous editor more than six years ago, I feel that it is probably safe to unblock. As an administrator I could do it myself, but having not been particularly active on Wikipedia for quite some time, I thought I'd put in a formal request. --[[User:Stormie|Stormie]] ([[User talk:Stormie|talk]]) 04:41, 24 July 2014 (UTC)
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