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This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 2001:44c8:4021:fd84:a141:7abb:1155:f840 (talk) at 12:06, 16 July 2022 (→Unblock: new section). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Notice Coming here to ask why I deleted your article? Read this page first...

If that doesn't help, read these FAQs.

1. Why did you delete my page when I hadn't finished writing it?

Answer: Don't create new articles unless you are sure they meet wikipedia's criteria, particularly notability and verifiability. If you want to practice, there is the sandbox facility and Wikipedia:Articles for creation where you can get a second opinion from a more experienced contributor. And if you really can't help yourself, use {{underconstruction}} so other people will know you are still working on it.

2. Why did you delete my page for advertising? I wasn't trying to advertise!

Answer: Read Wikipedia:NPOV for guidance on how to word an article so that it doesn't sound like an advertisement.

3. Why did you delete my page for advertising? It was about a non-profit organisation!

Answer: Non-profit organisations advertise all the time - it's still promotion and the rule applies to them just as it does to commercial bodies. See no 2 above.

4. Why did you delete my article without warning?

Answer: Because you are not entitled to a warning if you don't follow the guidelines. See no 1 above.

5. Why didn't you do a google search and find references for my article and put them in for me instead of just deleting it?

Answer: Because I don't have time to do the boring bits for you. I have enough boring bits of my own to work on, thank you.

6. You have a very interesting view of neutrality. The authors you give credence to have a definite point of view and you discount those that disagree.

Answer: There is of course no answer because this is not a question. It's a snide comment added by someone who doesn't understand the NPOV rule. Possibly a Ricardian revisionist.

And please SIGN YOUR POSTS, otherwise I don't know who is asking me the question!


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I didn't come here to row

I came here to row! Row, row, row your boat... Three more expansions, and all in time for International Women's Day too. Love finding quite interesting things about Olympians, such as the charity work done by Juliet Thompson in this instance. Take care. Lugnuts Fire Walk with Me 19:30, 8 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Nice work. Maybe some of them will merit a place on Welsh Wikipedia as well! Deb (talk) 08:19, 9 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. Maybe these two are perfect candidates for the Welsh Wiki! Lugnuts Fire Walk with Me 09:27, 9 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
We need more women. Deb (talk) 09:30, 9 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

AfD

Hi. Please see this discussion. Thanks. Lugnuts Fire Walk with Me 08:44, 10 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

per WP:APPNOTE - "Editors known for expertise in the field."

May 12

If you could take a look at May 12 again. I re-added a birthday with a citation method used on another day for a different person. It was reverted again by the same user, further confusing the matter. 96.245.109.166 (talk) 15:28, 10 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Please recover. It's in a SANDBOX! You should talk to the deleting administrator, Deb, if you have further questions. Liz Read! Talk! 16:11, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

I Cannot Find the "Draft:Abu Torab Fatemi Mehra" as notified. thx! Hi.

I spent considerable time on this deleted document Why? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:UserCmehrasandbox.jpg

Please resolve ASAP.

Thanks!

Cmehra (talk) 22:44, 5 March 2022 (UTC)Cyrus C. Mehra

Hello, Cmehra, If you look at the page, Draft:Abu Torab Fatemi Mehra, you can see that it was deleted for copyright infringement. You should talk to the deleting administrator, Deb, if you have further questions. Liz Read! Talk! 16:11, 8 March 2022 (UTC)

Thank you Cmehra (talk) 17:09, 10 March 2022 (UTC) Cyrus C. Mehra[reply]

Sorry, I don't understand this request. Deb (talk) 12:22, 11 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Liz, your colleague has stated that You ( I, Cyrus) should talk to the deleting administrator, Deb (You) Cmehra (talk) 15:43, 14 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

If you're asking about the reason for deletion, that was explained in the deletion log. Deb (talk) 18:09, 14 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Deb. this all I see: This page does not exist. The deletion, protection, and move log for the page are provided below for reference. 20:54, 24 February 2022 Liz talk contribs deleted page User:Cmehra/sandbox (G8: Redirect to a deleted or nonexistent page) (thank) 01:25, 6 January 2022 Johannes Maximilian talk contribs moved page User:Cmehra/sandbox to Draft:Abu Torab Fatemi Mehra (Preferred location for AfC submissions) (revert) (thank)'''

In any case, It's a sandbox, why delete? Can't the author resolve issues? It seems Johannes above states its in a DRAFT folder? Or at least save his work to their personal storage, before you guys delete? Please recover & I will stop useing WIKI to publish ! Thank you for your understanding.

Cmehra (talk) 16:37, 19 March 2022 (UTC)Cyrus[reply]

All explained in the logs you just quoted. It isn't our fault if you can't understand it. Deb (talk) 16:41, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Deb, I am a little slow so bear with me... I looked for : Cmehra/sandbox to Draft:Abu Torab Fatemi Mehra but can't find Cmehra/Draft:Abu Torab Fatemi Mehra
Should I be asking @Johannes Maximilian.? Thank you for your help. ! Cyrus Cmehra (talk) 22:19, 28 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
If you want the text back, go to the place you copied it from: http://stevensandgrass.tributes.com/obituary/print/95524074
Copying is not allowed here - articles must be written in your own words. Rewrite the article in your own words and the new draft will be reviewed. Deb (talk) 04:24, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Hi Deb, is that why it was deleted. Because of a Link to my mothers obituary??? One mistaken Reference link at the bottom of all I had written by myself.???
That was not the article !!! It was a link!!
Where is my article about my Father?? Dr. Abu Torab Mehra??????? Cmehra (talk) 18:20, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Deb,

How to I go about Contesting the speedy deletion? Are we doing that right now.? NOTE: Administrators should take care not to speedily delete pages or media except in the most obvious cases. If a page has survived its most recent deletion discussion, it should not be speedily deleted except for newly discovered copyright violations and pages that meet specific uncontroversial criteria; these criteria are noted below. Contributors sometimes create pages over several edits, so administrators should avoid deleting a page that appears incomplete too soon after its creation. Thank you, Cmehra (talk) 07:34, 31 March 2022 (UTC)Cyrus[reply]

Go to Wikipedia:Deletion review. Deb (talk) 08:12, 31 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I think yes!

Hi Deb, how are you?

Me I'm fine.

About your question, I think he really exists, under his alias that I put in Wikidata. He directed lot of films about Martial Arts, in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Thanks a lot for your visit.

Rei Momo (talk) 13:34, 14 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Rei Momo - thanks, but you can't create articles without reliable sources. I can't find any record of him or his films. You need to give us sources where you found this information - not IMDb or Amazon - otherwise the articles will all be deleted. Deb (talk) 13:36, 14 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Aren't their films a source? I thought it was... Rei Momo (talk) 13:39, 14 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
There's also a short biografy, I don't think it's a fake. Rei Momo (talk) 13:41, 14 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I can't find any reliable source for the existence of any of these films. Maybe they have alternative titles, but I can't find any of them. I did find books that mention Kim Lung, but they don't mention any of these films either, they mention completely different titles. A biography on Amazon wouldn't be acceptable in the absence of any more reliable source. Deb (talk) 13:45, 14 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, but he worked woth other alias, as Long Jian, Long Quan and Hong Chian Long, as I put on Wikidata. His films The Bridge at Lo-Yang, The Bridge at Lo-Yang, Blood of the Leopard, and Queen of Fist are known also in Europe, not only in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Rei Momo (talk) 14:04, 14 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I can't find any references to these. Please come up with a reliable source. Also, at the moment the articles for the individual films don't make any claim of notability. Even the articles on the actors don't list these films. For example, the list of films with Jimmy Wang Yu doesn't mention Queen of Fist. Sorry, I know how hard you are trying, but those articles can't stay unless you can find something better. Deb (talk) 14:08, 14 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I found this:

Rei Momo (talk) 14:10, 14 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

That's not reliable. It's just copied from elsewhere. See Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources. Deb (talk) 14:13, 14 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Some more:

Rei Momo (talk) 14:26, 14 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No. this is not reliable. Anyone could have made this up. Deb (talk) 14:35, 14 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for putting an end to the disruption

They have now doubled down by outright trolling. It’s a shame we assume good faith and yet we are still belittled. If they continue trolling I’d do well to notify you, perhaps then revoking TPA privileges might do the trick. Celestina007 (talk) 14:20, 14 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Now permanently blocked and talk page access removed. Deb (talk) 14:24, 14 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Ah! I note you thought it wise to do so prior even me telling you. What’s that they say about great minds . Stay safe Deb and once again thanks for dealing with the vandalism/disruptive editing swiftly. Celestina007 (talk) 14:27, 14 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Let me know if you think they have come back. Deb (talk) 14:34, 14 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Definitely Deb I would, I’m sure they’d be back, hence later in the day i would create an entry for them and all the articles they have attempted created at WP:SPAM. Furthermore, I believe very strongly that the now blocked account isn’t their first account and are likely an editor evading a block. Celestina007 (talk) 14:49, 14 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

without reason delete my draft

without reason my article draft:Nahid Hasan (Bangladeshi politician) was deleted. please check that and resolve it😭 Nhbbpl (talk) 18:40, 14 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

That's untrue. You have been given reasons on your talk page. Deb (talk) 18:53, 14 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Lance Hayes Page

Hi again Deb, As you know, I had previously had an article of Lance Hayes in an article space, though it was removed. In order for me to improve my draft, is it possible for you to recover the source from my published article here: https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Special:Log/delete&page=Lance_Hayes. Thanks, Dark. DarkKnight9337 (talk) 21:36, 15 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

DarkKnight9337 Your draft is still present at Draft:Lance Hayes and the only real difference between this and the published version is that the latter was in much more promotional language. So I recommend you recommence work on the draft. Deb (talk) 08:36, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Ok I will continue to work on my draft, I apologise for any trouble I have caused. I will try to not make that same mistake, I was an editor on FANDOM for a while, so I know the basics and editing areas. DarkKnight9337 (talk) 23:09, 16 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
DarkKnight9337, Maybe that's where you are going wrong. "Fandom" is not at all like Wikipedia. Deb (talk) 08:22, 17 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Not wrong, but the main skills for editing on Fandom are why I know how to edit on Wikipedia. I will apply your advice in the future, thanks. DarkKnight9337 (talk) 22:02, 17 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

DOY help

Can you help keep an eye on this editor please? Almost all of their edits are adding unsourced entries. Thanks! Toddst1 (talk) 14:07, 17 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Brilliant As Ever

I noted this when they said erroneously “which makes me notable” off wiki search shows David Hundeyin is a real life editor who writes an author for a living, see this & their LinkedIn. I merely laughed because so help me God, I mean to the letter everything I said here. Furthermore, see this SPI investigation. Celestina007 (talk) 01:56, 19 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

User talk:نارنجستان/sandbox

I asked you to restor the article here (User talk:نارنجستان/sandbox). Did you delete only the talk page without checking? Thankful--N (talk) 18:00, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You put the request in the wrong place, and in any case I am not going to restore an article that was deleted for either G11 or G12. Please read and follow the guidelines. Deb (talk) 18:10, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
The recipe says to contact you before making. You have deleted the article based on two criteria. Which part of the article is a copyright infringement? And which part is advertising? I din't notice. If you do not have time, introduce another user And please Return (here User:نارنجستان/sandbox) the text of the article to correct it N (talk) 18:23, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
It won't be restored and you will not be allowed to post this advertisement again. Deb (talk) 18:41, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
OK, I state in Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard f to determine by what criteria the article has a copyright problem and includes ads. N (talk) 18:49, 22 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

April Editathons from Women in Red

Women in Red Apr 2022, Vol 8, Issue 4, Nos 214, 217, 226, 227, 228


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Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Olympics

Hello, Deb. I've begun a deletion sorting page for articles about the Olympics which are nominated at AfD. Hope you find it useful. No Great Shaker (talk) 13:25, 23 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

My deleted article

Can you provide me with the source code for the article you deleted? It was Author Angelia N. Bailey — Preceding unsigned comment added by Angeliabailey1118 (talk • contribs) 12:47, 25 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

F U C K Y O U!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:8003:24BA:EF00:39A6:5FF4:ABE1:A5 (talk) 11:28, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No thanks. Deb (talk) 12:52, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Contested deletion

This page should not be speedily deleted because... (Brother, why did you delete the page that I created, which is a page that was fetched from the Arabic Wiki and the Egyptian Wiki) --Mohammed66566 (talk) 15:49, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You can't contest the deletion on this page. Check the deletion log for further information. Deb (talk) 17:40, 29 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

20 years!

{{u|Sdkb}} talk 01:14, 30 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Where can I find my deleted draft?

Hey Deb! I submitted a draft recently which you deleted. I understand your concern & I want to improve the draft again as per the guidelines. Can you please tell me where can I find the article draft, as I wrote it directly here so I don't I a copy with me. Thank you. MunirSaadiya (talk) 10:36, 30 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to join the Twenty Year Society

Dear Deb,

I'd like to extend a cordial invitation to you to join the Twenty Year Society, an informal group for editors who've been participating in the Wikipedia project for twenty years or more. ​

Best regards, Chris Troutman (talk) 14:46, 30 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

AfD

Hi Deb. You may or may not be interested in this AfD. Thanks. Lugnuts Fire Walk with Me 11:22, 31 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

per WP:APPNOTE - "Editors known for expertise in the field"

British music

You imposed mdy date format in your hopeless revert; plus a few other things that had been fixed. You need to put it back to dmy, as for all UK-related articles. Tony (talk) 04:35, 5 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You're talking nonsense, as usual. Stop your vandalism on year articles. Deb (talk) 04:43, 5 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Nonense? Take a look at the article you damaged. I'm reverting tomorrow if you haven't fixed the date formats. It's REQUIRED by our guidelines, you vandal. Tony (talk) 06:43, 5 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I didn't do the "damage", as you well know. You've been told many times to leave the date links alone. You've even been blocked for it, yet you persist in your script-assisted edits. Every time you remove legitimate links, I'll be reverting you. Deb (talk) 08:34, 5 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
You don't seem to be literate. Read my post above. You illegally imposed mdy on a Britain-related article. GOT IT? Nothing to do with links. You're a substandard, reckless editor who deserves to be blocked. Tony (talk) 01:21, 8 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

User talk:Deb/Archive 25

Hello, Deb,

Because of an AFC tag that was part of a discussion in User talk:Deb/Archive 25#19:42, 20 February 2021 Deb talk contribs deleted page Arielle Kayabaga, this archived talk page shows up as eligible for a CSD G13 deletion as you can see in the page's categories. At least I think it is this particular discussion that is causing the page to be seen as eligible for G13 deletion.

I don't want to edit another editor's archived talk page so I'm just alerting you so that perhaps you can remove the tag or place <nowiki> code around it so it's not a "live" AFC tag and some eager editor doesn't mistakenly tag the page for deletion. It is clearly not an article draft, but, you know, these things can happen. Hope this is not too confusing! Liz Read! Talk! 19:32, 5 April 2022 (UTC) Liz - Thanks for the warning, I think I have dealt with that now. Deb (talk) 07:13, 6 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – April 2022

News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2022).

Guideline and policy news

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  • Access to Special:RevisionDelete has been expanded to include users who have the deletelogentry and deletedhistory rights. This means that those in the Researcher user group and Checkusers who are not administrators can now access Special:RevisionDelete. The users able to view the special page after this change are the 3 users in the Researcher group, as there are currently no checkusers who are not already administrators. (T301928)
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Arbitration

Miscellaneous

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:12, 7 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Month articles

  • Hi, Deb, good to hear from you. I appreciate all the work you've done over nearly 15 years in improving the project, and ideas that you instituted (such as placing the births and deaths in the dates where they happen rather than putting them at the end). You're correct, there's been no discussion and there's no consensus about removing the blue links from dates, although we ought to have one. I had done it on pages that I was maintaining for older months (such as March 1900) and if January and February of a year didn't have blue links. I did it had, mostly to head off another type of mass action that we had a year ago from User:JamesLucas. However, in cases where January and February have been returned to blue links (true of most of the pages in the 1960s) I don't reverse the reversal. The important thing, after all, is that citations are found for what can be cited, and that unattributable or questionable items get removed. I'll stop. Generally, a few days after a month ends, I go through the pages to look for what's been added or deleted. I just finished the March pages and I'll patrol the April pages about a week after May begins. Please feel free to let me know any instance where you disagree with an edit I've done. I respect your opinions and, as I say, I appreciate that you've been working on this project from the very beginning. Mandsford 12:37, 12 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Comment left on the gastreochrea deletion

What do you mean by "Context, please."? Rugoconites Tenuirugosus (talk) 15:59, 14 April 2022 (UTC)User:Rugoconites_Tenuirugosus[reply]

I mean you need to provide some context. Don't assume everyone knows what you are writing about. See Wikipedia:Writing_better_articles#Provide_context_for_the_reader. Deb (talk) 16:16, 14 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
PS. It's not deleted, just rejected. Deb (talk) 16:17, 14 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Oh okay, thank you for telling me that Rugoconites Tenuirugosus (talk) 07:40, 16 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

New administrator activity requirement

The administrator policy has been updated with new activity requirements following a successful Request for Comment.

Beginning January 1, 2023, administrators who meet one or both of the following criteria may be desysopped for inactivity if they have:

  1. Made neither edits nor administrative actions for at least a 12-month period OR
  2. Made fewer than 100 edits over a 60-month period

Administrators at risk for being desysopped under these criteria will continue to be notified ahead of time. Thank you for your continued work.

22:52, 15 April 2022 (UTC)

Manush Nandan

The deletion log of Manush Nandan showed up on my watchlist, and I was curious to know why chose to delete it yourself, rather than tag it for PROD or speedy, and let another admin take a call on it. The article had edits from 2015 and multiple editors were working on it. Wanted to know if you saw this as a "most obvious case" for deletion. Jay (talk) 14:35, 17 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

It being so old was one of several things that concerned me. No one seems to have made an effort to add decent references, and the creator's history shows repeated creation of non-notable biographies. Deb (talk) 14:41, 17 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
So wouldn't that have been an ideal case for PROD? My point being CSD (deletion, not nomination) is for a "most obvious case", did you see this as one? Jay (talk) 11:06, 18 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, I did, but I carried out the checks I described above before I deleted it. Deb (talk) 12:53, 18 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:2022

Your input is needed, especially in regard to a ridiculously long series of (sometimes uncivil) discussions about Gilbert Gottfried. Jim Michael (talk) 14:49, 26 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

May Women in Red events

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Will be

Hi @Deb:, Recently you have deleted the draft called Draft:Nishant Mehra which has been moved from this initial drafted article title by me. Will this initial redirect also be deleted? Thanks! Fade258 (talk) 08:23, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I've deleted it now, thanks. Deb (talk) 09:30, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Beijing 2008 (painting)

Some websites in English.
  1. [1][2][3]
  2. Media: [4]][5][6]

--Beta Lohman※Office box 09:23, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Beta Lohman - this is irrelevant. You need to write the article properly before it can be moved to article space. Deb (talk) 09:29, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

"its current form it serves only to promote or publicise an entity, person, product, or idea, and would require a fundamental rewrite in order to become encyclopedic. However, the mere fact that a company, organization, or product is a page's subject does not, on its own, qualify that page for deletion under this criterion. This criterion also does not apply where substantial encyclopedic content would remain after removing the promotional material as deletion is not cleanup; in this case please remove the promotional material yourself, or add the advert tag to alert others to do so."

--Beta Lohman※Office box 09:36, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Also to reply. A draft is required to wait for review. I don't have time to answer some users to make comments on the article. --Beta Lohman※Office box 09:38, 5 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Arskan

Hi Deb,

I have an assignment to create an article for Arskan. My article is marked for deletion.

What is a crdible claim of significance? Please assist. amandlaxoki@gmail.com +27 73 431 3282 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amandlaxoki (talk • contribs) 15:21, 6 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Amandlaxoki Your question suggests that you don't yet understand the basics of Wikipedia. For help with that, please approach the person who gave you the assignment. To understand the notability criteria, read Wikipedia:Notability. Deb (talk) 15:24, 6 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I just read itbut its not easy to understand Amandlaxoki (talk) 15:29, 6 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Sorry, but if you are unable to understand, you probably won't be able to contribute successfully to Wikipedia for the time being. To create a new article, a certain level of skill in English is needed. Practise making minor amendments to existing articles instead. Deb (talk) 15:33, 6 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Are you able to provide an example of "Credible_claim_of_significance" Amandlaxoki (talk) 16:19, 6 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
It's explained clearly in Wikipedia:Notability. Deb (talk) 17:04, 6 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

1958 Jordan crisis

Hello! The article 1958 Jordan crisis is in need of some cleanup and so I picked you (randomly) from admin lists to come take a peek. I removed the speedy (for copyvio) because it looked like it did not qualify under that criteria. However, I did send it to Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/1958 Jordan crisis for feedback. Another editor put the speedy on again for copyvio and I was convinced it no longer met that criteria. However, upon further review (and additional data) it seems that it may indeed need a speedy under copyvio. Could you please review and take whatever action is necessary (i.e. clean up my mistakes)? I've messed this up a couple times and thought it best to get some help.--Paul McDonald (talk) 00:50, 9 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Paulmcdonald, I've deleted the article as a copyright violation and closed the Afd. When it comes to journals, Earwig can't really scan them correctly, so no copying was detected. Moneytrees🏝️(Talk) 02:29, 9 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Paulmcdonald - Sorry I didn't get to this in time - I must have been asleep... Deb (talk) 07:27, 9 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
No worries, sleep is a wonderful thing!--Paul McDonald (talk) 11:37, 9 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – May 2022

News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2022).

Guideline and policy news

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Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:33, 9 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Buy_Nothing_Project

Hope you edit Talk:Buy_Nothing_Project so you turn your headers into regular lines (so your replies are same section as the comment you are replying to). --EarthFurst (talk) 08:45, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

You what? Deb (talk) 09:01, 12 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

UK Charts

Hello, Deb! I'm on a spree of adding official chart positions to a bunch of song and album articles, including year-end lists, and I've noticed four official Top 200 UK year-end lists for 1981 are cited in the 1981 in British music. However, I'm trying to find it, and although there are listings, I can't find it anywhere. Do you still have them? 👨x🐱 (Nina CortexxCoco Bandicoot) 04:13, 14 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

  • HumanxAnthro That's great but I'm not sure exactly what you mean when you refer to year-end lists and what it is you are looking for when you say you can't find them. If it's the books, then I can't help much as we're no longer allowed to link directly to Google Books. You'd need to go there and search. Deb (talk) 06:24, 14 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
    • It's the BPI year book published in 1982, as well as "Chart File 1982", that includes 1981 year-ends. Looking for the yearbook on searches finds books and academics journal referencing it for specific information, but not the book itself [8]. A few sits, such as Google Books, but there's no print book they make available, in addition to no pdfs being anywhere. If you still have the books in possession, you could submit screenshots of them (and all of your BPI books) to archive.org. 👨x🐱 (Nina CortexxCoco Bandicoot) 13:21, 14 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
      • I never had any of these books in my possession. If the reference didn't come from Google Books, it was probably copied from the relevant article for each entry. Deb (talk) 13:34, 14 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Deleted Dora Fugh Lee

Since you deleted the Dora Fugh Lee article, how do I return to my draft to see where you say we are violating copyrights of the Chinese American Museum? We are the ones primarily editing this page. Did we borrow too much text from our own web page? Is this just deleted permanently or can we continue to improve this article in order to get this notable Chinese American's page visible?

David Uy Executive Director Chinese American Museum DC — Preceding unsigned comment added by LegalResearch345 2 (talk • contribs) 21:00, 14 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Bulk Removal of Information from Wikipedia

Is the removal of bulk information from Wikipedia correct by this user: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Mewnst  ? If that information is well cited. 2405:204:33AA:17A1:316B:7A89:B91C:B25D (talk) 05:00, 15 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I'm sorry, but you'll have to be more specific if there's something that's bothering you. In principle, users are entitled to remove promotional wording, and it depends a bit where the citation comes from. For example, if s/he removed a sentence saying "He's really clever" and the source was the subject's website, it would be entirely appropriate to remove it. Deb (talk) 08:00, 15 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Please Remove Create=Require administrator access of Onima Kashyap

Please Remove Create=Require administrator access of Onima Kashyap — Preceding unsigned comment added by DiggisMusic (talk • contribs) 08:42, 15 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Don't take us for fools. You're blocked. Deb (talk) 08:57, 15 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Gymnast

Hi Deb - hope you are well. For info, I've expanded the article on Welsh gymnast Arthur Whitford. Thanks. Lugnuts Fire Walk with Me 18:13, 20 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Talk:Madani–Iqbal debate

I tried to ping you and screwed up, so I'll do this instead. If you could swing by and let me know some more about your copyright concerns that would be greatly appreciated. VernoWhitney (talk) 16:01, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Myron Evans II

Would you mind telling me what about that page struck you as unambiguously promotional per G11? Because I declined the CSD tag as it did not read as unambiguous promotion to me. When I declined the speedy tag I noted in my edit summary that it should go through AFD. ~ ONUnicorn(Talk|Contribs)problem solving 16:13, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't see that you had declined the tag before I carried out the deletion - I was still looking at it. Apart from an excessive dependence on primary sources, it still reads to me like a CV. Notwithstanding, I'm happy for you to restore it if you feel it meets the criteria. It would really have helped if the article creator hadn't kept moving it around between sandbox, draft space and article space. There's a conflict of interest that hasn't been properly declared, but I can tag the article with that information. Deb (talk) 16:32, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I've gone ahead and restored it and sent it to AFD. I just really think this one needs a discussion. ~ ONUnicorn(Talk|Contribs)problem solving 16:55, 26 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

June events from Women in Red

Women in Red June 2022, Vol 8, Issue 6, Nos 214, 217, 227, 231, 232, 233


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Administrators' newsletter – June 2022

News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2022).

Guideline and policy news

Technical news

  • Administrators using the mobile web interface can now access Special:Block directly from user pages. (T307341)
  • The IP Info feature has been deployed to all wikis as a Beta Feature. Any autoconfirmed user may enable the feature using the "IP info" checkbox under Preferences → Beta features. Autoconfirmed users will be able to access basic information about an IP address that includes the country and connection method. Those with advanced privileges (admin, bureaucrat, checkuser) will have access to extra information that includes the Internet Service Provider and more specific location.

Arbitration

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Talk:Ayya_Vaikundar#Vaikundar

Another legal threat. Request your intervention.--Redtigerxyz Talk 17:05, 4 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Ayya Vaikundar - Edit warring continues. Possibly sockpuppetry. --Redtigerxyz Talk 06:06, 5 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Closing at ANI

Hi Deb,

You've closed several sections at ANI in the past day or two and put the atop template before the section header ([9] [10] [11]). Per the documentation at Template:Archive_top, the template should go below the header, or else it will disrupt archiving bots. I think that I and TheDragonFire300 have fixed all the recent instances.

All the best, JBL (talk) 19:48, 4 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

2022

There's been a major increase in vandalism & other bad edits to 2022 & its talk page, including from an IP-hopper who very frequently adds nonsense about 2020 being a person & uses misleading edit summaries. Please semi-protect the article & block the persistent vandal's latest IP, which is only used for vandalism. Jim Michael 2 (talk) 15:07, 5 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks. Sorry I didn't spot that. Deb (talk) 16:20, 5 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Karen Poole

If you would care to take a look at recent edits on this article, then the comments at User talk:Alicegreaves, it appears that the article's subject matter has requested that her date of birth is not shown in the article. The DOB is in the 'public domain', so it seems a somewhat strange request. However, I am not certain of Wiki's stance, and can not find editing guidelines for such an eventuality. I would be grateful for guidance and, if such a request could/should be accommodated, whether the subject matter needs to make a 'formal request'. Thanks,

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 19:10, 10 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Derek R Bullamore - I don't believe that we allow the subjects of articles to interfere with the content of those articles, so yes, a formal approach would be required. What is quite clear is that User:Alicegreaves has an undeclared conflict of interest, and I'll send her an appropriate warning. Deb (talk) 06:54, 11 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Your protection decision re PanaBIOS

Dear Deb - I note that you have taken a cue from MrOllie and protected the PanaBIOS article on the basis that an experienced editor should first review it. When is this review going to happen? Regards Quodprod (talk) 03:22, 12 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Quodprod This suggests that you have tried to recreate the article, against my previous advice. Drafts have to wait in line for review, regardless of how important their creators may consider them to be. Deb (talk) 03:27, 12 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I am not sure I understand your response. I just saw that you have moved the article to the draft page and protected it to prevent re-creation. I am asking when the review is due. I obviously cannot recreate an article that has been blocked from being recreated. As I have consistently explained, I am highly motivated to see this matter resolved because I believe that these strange deletions and attempts to block the publication of the article stems from prejudice. There is a serious geographical imbalance in the coverage of the referent subject matter which seems deliberately maintained by arbitrary editorial standards. Quodprod (talk) 03:37, 12 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I looked at your draft myself and judged it not ready for article space. I have no idea why you would think that this has anything to do with geographical or other prejudice. When you created the draft, you could not have failed to be aware that there is no "fast track" for reviews. Please don't expect to be treated more favourably than any other new editor. Deb (talk) 03:45, 12 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Dear Deb, far from asking for favouritism, I am asking that we all abide by the communitarian values that undergird this collaborative enterprise. We should all strive to be both candid and motivated solely by the desire to create objective knowledge. What are the improvements that are required to be made to the article to make it fit for the articlespace? We should be able to have that discussion on open and factual grounds with no undertones. Surely, we strive for the highest standards of editorial transparency in this community, do we not? So far, I have seen a concerted and coordinated effort to block an article by older editors but no grounds as to why this determination to block is warranted. I am steadily priming my antenna for the latent impulses driving editorial decision-making here. That's all. Thanks and regards. Quodprod (talk) 03:51, 12 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
When I go to this page, for instance, I see a bevy of projects of far less objective notability representing global north interests: Vaccination requirements for international travel#CommonPass
Why have Wikipedia editors not been as motivated to screen them with the same fervour that we are seeing here? Do you sincerely not see a clear geographical bias at play? What degree of discrimination would be sufficient for what is *really* happening here to be obvious to you? Quodprod (talk) 03:57, 12 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Quodprod The mistake you've made is in thinking that the article you've written is superior to others on the subject when looked at with an objective eye (i.e. by someone other than yourself). Whilst it may be that other articles have had sections added to them that are not well written and no one has noticed yet, it doesn't follow that your own article is well written. I've already told you that, from my point of view, it's not ready for the encyclopedia, and the reason you can't see what is wrong with it is that you have not submitted it for review but have repeatedly moved it into article space and removed tags, against advice. Consequently you haven't received the feedback you seek. If you really want a precipitate review, then by all means submit it for review now, without attempting to understand why it reads as promotional. I'll be glad to give it priority, but it will fail the review. Deb (talk) 07:31, 12 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Brett H. Coulter Draft

Hi Deb!

My name is Ethan, and I am a graduate student at St. Johns university in Queens. I recently attempted creating an article for one of the directors of the firm I am currently an intern at because I have to write a report on a mentor from my job. I choose Mr. Coulter and asked him to participate in an interview because he is very experienced and does the same investing as I. I am sorry for phrasing the article in a biased manner I do look up to Brett after my interview and I understand that some information may have suggested I could be him. I am not. But a lot of my classmates interviewed men already on wikipedia such as Howard Marks (investor) and I would like to create a page for Brett for educational and reference purposes I am not being compensated even for my internship lol. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SJUstudenteditor (talk • contribs) 08:06, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

page deleted

Hi there, I'm new to this. A page I was creating appears to be deleted by you. To the best of my understanding I'm not able to find why. Nor am I able to find a solution to whatever problem caused you to delete the page. Liam — Preceding unsigned comment added by Liamjohn24 (talk • contribs) 06:01, 17 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Page Deleted

Hi Deb, It seems that my page was deleted by you.I've read the guidance and will try to revise the content to publish again. I wonder whether the wording, missing attachment and the website link is the main problem of this page? LilsheepKK (talk) 08:03, 17 June 2022 (UTC)LilsheepKK[reply]

Page Deleted

Hi Deb, You recently deleted a page that I created about the social media influencer Nikko Ortiz. I read the reason you gave for deletion, the deletion policy you link to at the top of your talk page, and of course, Wikipedia guidelines--but I don't see why my article has been flagged as a conflict of interest.Although I happen to be a follower of the Tiktoker that the article is about, I took care to keep my tone neutral and I believe it's in accordance with Wikipedia's policy on the subject. Statements in the article were cited and noncontroversial. Will you please advise why the "conflict of interest" and "neutral point of view" policies are being applied to my article here? Thank you. Blakehooper96 (talk) 23:38, 20 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Replied on your talk page. Deb (talk) 17:07, 21 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Women in Red in July 2022

Women in Red July 2022, Vol 8, Issue 7, Nos 214, 217, 234, 235


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ABBYY recreation

I was looking through NPP and saw ABBYY as freshly unreviewed from 2019; the deletion log says that you deleted it last in 2018 as an A11. I'm just wondering whether it's substantially similar to that version, as it still seems A11-ish. Iseult Δx parlez moi 05:26, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Iseult Thanks for this. It seems like there was a redirect, but the moment page protection expired, someone recreated it. I'll check the diffs. Deb (talk) 06:40, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I don't find it reasonable to salt ABBYY when it has incoming links and the discussion of the subject still exists at ABBYY FineReader#ABBYY. I suggest you restore the redirect (and then protect it if necessary). Nardog (talk) 06:51, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for your suggestion. Deb (talk) 06:54, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
So... are you going to? Nardog (talk) 07:52, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
I don't see any need, but I'll bear it in mind if there appears to be a problem. Deb (talk) 07:54, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
That's a bizarre thing to say. I'm saying there already is a problem affecting readers of articles with (currently red) links to ABBYY. Nardog (talk) 08:09, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Besides, the outcome of the deletion discussion was redirect, not delete, so you're unilaterally overriding a community decision. Nardog (talk) 09:58, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]
Please don't pester me. I'm not overriding anything, I'm trying to resolve a problem caused by the person who changed the redirect into an article. Red links are a fact of life. When I have time, I'll look back and try to find the correct wording for the redirect. Deb (talk) 12:09, 29 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Robert Armin

Hello. I wrote my Masters Thesis about Robert Armin’s transition from half-wit foolery to the witty Fool. You seem to know a lot more biographical information about my intriguing Robert Armin than do I. My expertise lays in paralleling Armin’s own work with his Shakespearean performances and ultimately paralleling both with Shakespeare’s development of the fool. I would like to chat with you. Goody Frazier (talk) 01:48, 1 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Administrators' newsletter – July 2022

News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2022).

Technical news

  • user_global_editcount is a new variable that can be used in abuse filters to avoid affecting globally active users. (T130439)

Arbitration

Miscellaneous

  • The New Pages Patrol queue has around 10,000 articles to be reviewed. As all administrators have the patrol right, please consider helping out. The queue is here. For further information on the state of the project, see the latest NPP newsletter.
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Bikram L Malati

Hello, Deb,

Just a head's up, any time you see an article, draft or User page with a version of this name, please report the editor to Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Bikram L malati and delete the page as a CSD G5. This sockpuppetmaster is very adament about getting an article about himself on Wikipedia and most pages with variations of his name & occupation have extended confirmed protection at this point. Thanks very much! Liz Read! Talk! 20:37, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I just noticed through a script I use that you have been active on Wikipedia for over 20 years! Wow! Congratulations and thanks for contributing for so many years. Liz Read! Talk! 20:39, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Draft:Loco_(live_streaming_app)

Hey Deb,

Can you please look into this article and share your feedback??

Draft:Loco_(live_streaming_app) PDWrites (talk) 07:00, 15 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Alliance for Innovation and Infrastructure

Hi @Deb, I see you contested a speedy deletion on a page I created. I am still new to wikipedia and despite trying to mimic how I've seen other pages written, my pages are being flagged promotional. That's not my intent! Could you help make edits to get this page into more encyclopedic language and avert deletion? I would appreciate any feedback OrgTracker (talk) 13:29, 15 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Unblock

How can I unblock my user 2001:44C8:4021:FD84:A141:7ABB:1155:F840 (talk) 12:06, 16 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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