User talk:Explicit/Archive 49

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Request

Hello, Explicit. Could you kindly consider restoring this file for Payam-e-Insaniyat? Thanks.–MinisterOfReligion ^(Talk) 04:13, 1 August 2023 (UTC)

@Owais Al Qarni: Hi, I have restored the logo and added it to the article. ✗plicit 11:42, 1 August 2023 (UTC)

Thanks.–MinisterOfReligion ^(Talk) 12:17, 1 August 2023 (UTC)

File:XKCD StAr TrEk InTo DaRkNeSs.png

I had nominated this as F7, as at least to so far as I could see, it was very clearly replaceable with the article text. You declined the F7, with the edit summary "Declined deletion - try WP:FFD". [1] I'll probably do that, but before I do, I think I would like a bit more detailed feedback so I know what to address. What made you think that the file was not replaceable by the text? Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 00:27, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

@Seraphimblade: Please see the above section. I originally deleted the file in accordance with WP:CSD#G4, which was restored by a different admin at WP:REFUND. On that basis alone, this requires a discussion at FFD. ✗plicit 00:33, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

I would actually agree that the G4 deletion was wrong, as it was not identical. But that has nothing to do with F7; that's just a determination of replaceability. Seraphimblade ^{Talk to me} 00:43, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

recreation

I noticed a page you've recently deleted [2] was uploaded again today: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Indonesia_Malay. BoraVoro (talk) 14:08, 31 July 2023 (UTC)

@BoraVoro: Thank you for bringing this to my attention. I have deleted the page in accordance with WP:CSD#G4. ✗plicit 14:12, 31 July 2023 (UTC)

you are welcome! and thanks for a quick reply. I just noticed it :( BoraVoro (talk) 12:30, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

Deletion of my sandbox

Hello,

As you may have guessed, I am a fan of The Amazing Race. As such, I have made custom routes, and I thought Wikipedia was a safe spot for me to expand on them and make them feel like actual routes. I have been adding to this since around 2020 and working hard on it. Why you deleted my page just now is a bit confusing. I was unaware that the section of what Wikipedia wasn't applied to my personal sandbox. I understand on keeping Wikipedia encyclopedic, but it's not like people are going to do research on my sandbox. I could understand if it were an actual page, but it isn't.

Best,

ButI'llBeThereNextTime (talk) 13:48, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

If I can't have the page on Wikipedia, can I at least be able to view it before it got deleted? ButI'llBeThereNextTime (talk) 16:25, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

@ButI'llBeThereNextTime: Hi, first, it is likely that no one had noticed your sandbox because... well, it's your sandbox and out of view. I am not sure how the editor who nominated it for deletion found it, so that's a question to ask them. Regarding the content itself, please see the user page guidelines, which applies to all of your userspace. As it states there, you are allowed to host content related to Wikipedia and a small amount of suitable unrelated material. 100,000 bytes of fan-made The Amazing Race routes is not that. I have made the content available at this link, which will expire in one week. ✗plicit 23:42, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

Okay, thank you. ButI'llBeThereNextTime (talk) 13:10, 3 August 2023 (UTC)

Weird duplicate lists being kept?

Hi, how exactly are List of animated feature films from pre-1940s-present and List of animated feature films from pre-1940s-1960s acceptable articles? Both are entirely copied and cobbled together from various Lists of animated films (an article the creator of these two has also done some odd work on) by year (they both even have dated issues from 2021 despite being created today) and the former is over a megabyte in size and currently the second largest page on wikipedia (which is how i noticed it). They seem misguided and redundant at best and someone thinking wikipedia is their playground at worse, but you're saying these are okay to keep? Ringtail Raider (talk) 07:25, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

@Ringtail Raider: The deletion of these lists was declined on the basis that they don't meet any of the criteria for speedy deletion. You are free nominate them for deletion by other means, like WP:PROD or WP:AFD, or find an alternative to deletion. ✗plicit 07:51, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

Re-creation of file page Coolbinia Football Club colours

Hey,

You deleted the file page Coolbinia Football Club colours a while back because it didn't have the correct licensing information. I was unfamiliar with how to correctly apply this before and am now aware of the correct way to do so, could you please restore the page so that I can re-upload the image with the correct licensing?

Thanks Mrchikkin (talk) 10:41, 3 August 2023 (UTC)

@Mrchikkin: Hi, I have restored File:Coolbinia Football Club colours.jpg, you may now add the desired licensing terms. ✗plicit 11:53, 3 August 2023 (UTC)

Thank you! Mrchikkin (talk) 08:50, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

Revdel

Seems like this user is advertising something... Notrealname1234 (talk) 15:05, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

Deletion review for Category:Assassinated heads of state by time

Thinker78 has asked for a deletion review of Category:Assassinated heads of state by time. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Regards, Thinker78 (talk) 21:37, 4 August 2023 (UTC)

Invitation to join the Fifteen Year Society

Dear Explicit/Archive 49,

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

Best regards, Jax 0677 (talk) 01:17, 6 August 2023 (UTC)

Accessing A Deleted Article for Research

Hi Explicit,

I just made an account to ask for your help with something. I'm currently conducting research on Linden Lab for a Video Essay / Edutainment project, and was researching their involvement around the development of the game Alliance: The Silent War. I had originally started this project back in 2020, and back then, there was a Wikipedia page that covered A:TSW. I used that page and its sources with a motley of other sources I've gathered in my research. However, I had dropped the project by the end of 2020, and in 2021 you've deleted it for not meeting WP:GNG guidelines.

I'm now retracing the paper trail I left in 2020, and was wondering if you could assist me in a small task. I've read before that admins can still view deleted articles; Is there a way you can allow me to view the Alliance: The Silent War article? Or otherwise give me details of the sources that was cited in this page?

Thank you for your concern,

Cliff Ricks (talk) 04:06, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

@Cliff Ricks: Hi, a copy of the article will be viewable here for one week before expiring. ✗plicit 12:02, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

Awesome, thank you! Cliff Ricks (talk) 20:53, 8 August 2023 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Electronic News Production System

I was about to comment on this discussion and was in the process of working on a revision adding significant SIGCOV from database sources before you moved to delete. My revision is at User:Sammi Brie/ENPS for the moment. Sammi Brie (she/her • t • c) 01:02, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

I removed a db-catempty of yours

Hi! You added a {{db-catempty}} to Category:Children's rights in Bangladesh some days ago, 71 minutes after its sole member Kamal Uddin Siddiqui was removed from the category. It took me a couple of hours to find the removed article. When this was done, it was easy to see that the removal of the category was not motivated from textual or factual changes, but probably just an efffect of a mistake in adding a new category. I thus left the new one, but also restored the Children's rights one. Since the db-catempty message stated that the template could be removed, if the category was no longer empty, I did so.

Two comments:

I suspect that you have access to some automatised reports about newly emptied categories. Is this correct? If so, do you know if such reports also could be used for finding out the name of the last item being deleted from that category?
In my work with various ombudsman related articles, I've tried to get a better structure of them. This sometimes has lead to the creation of some categories with rather small numbers of members (but rarely just one article...). However, I believe that this in general has been beneficial, and has made it more clear that `ombudsmanning' nowadays to a high extent is an international activity, but also often rather different in different legislations. If you wish to discuss this on a more general basis as a possible case of overcategorisation, I'm prepared to do so. Regards,JoergenB (talk) 22:57, 5 August 2023 (UTC)

@Jax 0677: You added a {{+C}} to this section, here. I cannot see why, and suspect that it was a mistake. I hence remove it.
Explicit, the first question in my first remark remains unanswered; the second has been more or less answered. (@Liz:, thank you!) JoergenB (talk) 17:27, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

@JoergenB: Oops, sorry for the lack of response. It doesn't happen often, but this thread must have slipped through the cracks. Empty categories are listed at Wikipedia:Database reports/Empty categories. I am not aware of knowing the last item removed from a category. The best I can think of is Googling the category name and checking the cached version. ✗plicit 00:05, 10 August 2023 (UTC)

Thanks, Explicit! (As for the second question, Liz tipped me about a javascript tool doing this, namely, User:Nardog/CatChangesViewer. I've installed it, and it does work quite nicely.) JoergenB (talk) 12:46, 11 August 2023 (UTC)

Emre Gökay

Hey mate, the page "Emre Gökay" was deleted due to consensus a couple of months ago and you rightfully deleted it. I've found a couple more high quality sources and think it would clearly pass GNG, is it possible to restore it and I can adjust? Sources are here, here, here, here, etc.--Ortizesp (talk) 05:58, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

@Ortizesp: Hi, I have restored the page and moved it to Draft:Emre Gökay. ✗plicit 00:52, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

My user page deletion

Dear Explicit,

I noticed that you deleted my user page "Pilnka'" I am new and part of Wikipedia project; Deforestation in Nigeria. I suggest that you return it and let me know if you have any problem with it. Pilnka (talk) 13:08, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

@Pilnka: Please see the user page guidelines. As it states there, you are allowed to host content related to Wikipedia and a small amount of suitable unrelated material. The content on your userpage at the time looked more like it belonged on a resume. You are free to recreate it with the aforementioned guideline in mind. ✗plicit 00:52, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

Deletion of Airline Destinations

Hello. I noticed that you deleted a number of Airline Destination lists, which is fine, but this means that many articles are now missing the destination table (ex: United Express). How should this be handled? Cherrell410^{(t · c)} 21:36, 14 August 2023 (UTC)

@Cherrell410: Hi, you can simply remove the {{further|List of United Express destinations}} bits from the articles. The tool which usually unlinks articles upon their deletion is unable to deal with links formatted this way, for whatever reason. ✗plicit 00:52, 15 August 2023 (UTC)

That was quick

Thanks! 🙂 - wolf 15:03, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

Aksel Bellabbaci

@Explicit:, Can you draftify the deleted article Aksel Bellabbaci since it was deleted without the user notifying me and I want to see if there are more sources that could be found? Thanks, Das osmnezz (talk) 17:46, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

@Aksel Bellabbaci:

Done, the page is now available at Draft:Aksel Bellabbaci. ✗plicit 23:46, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

File:Abdus Sadeque.jpg

Hi Explicit. Would you mind taking a look at File:Abdus Sadeque.jpg when you get the chance? I'm not sure what the uploader is trying to do, but it seems they're now claiming the file has been released under an acceptable CC license. -- Marchjuly (talk) 11:25, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

FFD

Hello. Given Special:Diff/1171087400, you seem to be one of few who actually interpreted my FFD nominations correctly. Do you care to wheigh in on Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2023 August 10#File:Czech Republic national football team logo.svg, #File:Finland national ice hockey team logo.svg, #File:Australia national ice hockey team logo.png and #File:Ajax Amsterdam.svg as well? Jonteemil (talk) 18:30, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

Deletion of 2022 Haruku Island riot

Hi, good evening. I apologize for bothering you, but I disagree with immediat deletion of this page 2022 Haruku Island riot.

While I agree Jellywings, the banned user, made mostly unconstructive edit (I had to deal with them myself in Dortheys Hiyo Eluay International Airport article among others), I disagree with the deletion of this page simply because it was created by them. According to deletion policy G5, deletion should only be done when the only major contributor of said article was the said banned user. However, I myself expanded and added significantly to this article previously and it was notable enough in my opinion, and that the banned user's addition in this particular page was not harmful.

However, I would like to hear your opinion first before moving to whether undeletion should be done.

Thank you Nyanardsan (talk) 13:14, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

@Nyanardsan: Hi, I looked over your edits to this article again and I still do not see anything that could possibly be classified as substantial edits. Of the five edits you made, the last three were particularly minor changes.

close to the boundaries between the two villages → close to the boundaries between the villages
25 January 2022 o'clock 14:30 Eastern Indonesia Time → 25 January 2022 on 14:30 Eastern Indonesia Time
In addition, police personnel of Kariu village origin → In addition, police personnels of Kariu origin

In your first edit, you stated in the edit summary, "CE, negara in Maluku context is legal tribal village in accordance of regional laws, TNI-Polri should be clarified as military and police since foreign readers might be unfamiliar with Indonesian terms. Please do not directly use machine translation of Indonesian article and put it directly into enwiki article." In this edit, you altered a couple of lines that used "TNI" and "Polri" and replaced them "military" and "police", respectively, while also producing similarly small wording changes in this and the second edit, similar to those noted above.

There were no edits by you or any other contributor that actually added any new content to this article. ✗plicit 13:42, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

@Explicit

I remember editing explicitly more about the relation between the villages and history of the region leading to the conflict, please check again. Thank you Nyanardsan (talk) 13:54, 20 August 2023 (UTC)

Undeletion request

Hi Explicit, Hope you're well, Back in July you deleted File:Malabar United logo.png as being unused, It turns out the corresponding Wikipedia article was vandalised resulting in it being unused so was wondering if you could undelete that file, Many Thanks, Kind Regards, –Davey2010^Talk 19:55, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

@Davey2010:

Done, file restored. ✗plicit 23:44, 21 August 2023 (UTC)

Fantastic many thanks Explicit much appreciated, Cheers, –Davey2010^Talk 18:23, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

User:Peterbady/Sandbox

i think this page should be deleted because the material inside it is deleted so many times under the same subject, but different names. It is promotional and advertising. Also the user got blocked for recreating the same stuff for five years. zoglophie 15:27, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

@Zoglophie: The page has been deleted by Fastily. ✗plicit 00:19, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

Restore file

Hi, could you maybe undelete this non-free file: https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=File:Ol%27_Dirty_Bastard.jpg&action=edit&redlink=1 it is needed for the page Ol' Dirty Bastard. i dont know why it was removed to begin with --FMSky (talk) 15:54, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

@FMSky:

Done, file restored. It was removed when a freely licensed mugshot was added to the article, but I have just deleted it on Commons. ✗plicit 00:19, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

Deleted Draft Article: Gail Renard

Hi, I was looking for a Gail Renard page and saw that you deleted an abandoned draft. I wanted to check whether there was usable material there or whether starting over is the way to go. Many thanks! HGoody (talk) 15:56, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

@HGoody: Hi, I have restored Draft:Gail Renard as there seems to be some workable material present. ✗plicit 00:19, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

Thank you HGoody (talk) 05:38, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

FFD question

On Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2023 August 16#File:Jonathan ingram at a confrence in 2017.png, you deleted 3 of the 10 images listed there, but not the other 7. And the bot has now closed the discussion. Can you delete the other 7, too- there's clear consensus on that discussion to delete all? Joseph2302 (talk) 08:05, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

@Joseph2302: The first three files were deleted as a result of Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2023 August 13#File:Popular Punjabi Paratha House.jpeg. I have no idea why they were listed on two separate logs. The August 16 discussion doesn't expire until tomorrow, so I've just swapped out the red link with a blue link in the header, so the bot shouldn't close the discussion again. ✗plicit 11:40, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for fixing- not sure why the same person nominated these for deletion twice. Either way, they're all deleted now, thanks again. Joseph2302 (talk) 15:35, 23 August 2023 (UTC)

Operation Desert Thunder

Would you mind reaching into the deleted article history and retrieving the source link? I would like to add it to List of U.S. Department of Defense and partner code names. Many thanks, Buckshot06 (talk) 00:41, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

@Buckshot06: There was two sources present: canada.ca and globalsecurity.org. ✗plicit 01:35, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

Question about recreating deleted City of Victor Harbour page

Hi, I see that City of Victor Harbour was previously deleted by you as it was created by a block evading user. Just asking if it’s all good to recreate it as a redirect to City of Victor Harbor as a plausible misspelling? Since Australian English usually prefers the British spelling “harbour”, but South Australian place names for some reason officially use “harbor”. Thanks! Fork99 (talk) 12:40, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

@Fork99: Hi, feel free to create the redirect. G5 only applies to the sockpuppet's edits and has no bearing on that of others. ✗plicit 12:45, 25 August 2023 (UTC)

Restore File:Goingwrong.jpg please

The article Going Wrong that used non-free image File:Goingwrong.jpg has been restored, so the image should be restored. Dicklyon (talk) 17:56, 26 August 2023 (UTC)

Sar-e-Rah

The page was moved from draftsapce to mainspace by User:Avadh990 (check the history) which is a banned user. That's why I put the template on the article and believe that it should be move back to the draftspace. 39.34.174.127 (talk) 39.34.174.127 (talk) 16:39, 27 August 2023 (UTC)

Excuse me?

You're an administrator? Saying "Adding it to userspace to circumvent deletion is a disruptive attempt to game the system."? Way to fucking Assume Good Faith???? I never even mentioned moving it to userspace; I only did that to see how the KML file functions and displays. Strike that random accusation now. $ɱ$ (talk) 14:46, 24 August 2023 (UTC)

Hello???????? What the fuck?

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(talk) 01:58, 28 August 2023 (UTC)

Industry fellows

Hi Explicit! I forget why Category:Industry fellows was on my watchlist, but I saw you deleted it as a redirect to a non-existent page. Could you let me know where it used to point, just so I can take a look and figure out what prompted the change? Thanks, {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 01:04, 29 August 2023 (UTC)

@Sdkb: Hi, it pointed to Category:Industry and corporate fellows, which was deleted as a result of Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2023 August 18#Category:Industry and corporate fellows. ✗plicit 01:35, 29 August 2023 (UTC)

Restore file File:Wajahat Mirza.jpg please

File:Wajahat Mirza.jpg is used at Wajahat Mirza. Not sure what happened there. Dicklyon (talk) 18:59, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

I undeleted it. It looks like this edit messed up the infobox formatting such that the image no longer displayed in the article. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 19:06, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

G5-deleted article reappears

The article is Parampara (1993 TV series). It was created over a redirect then moved to the name at which an article about this topic had been deleted (by you, in June). Could this be another G5 case? —Alalch E. 22:39, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

@Alalch E.: The IP is in the same range as the ones listed at Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Kajal1985 srivastav/Archive#30 July 2022, so definitely an easy call. I have blocked it and deleted the article in accordance with WP:CSD#G5. ✗plicit 23:51, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

Tine article deletion

Hi Explicit, I saw that you deleted the article I created: Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Tines but it does not look like consensus was reached on the Afd talk page with multiple viewpoints on the notability of the sources and company.Salsakesh (talk) 03:20, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

Deletion of Rodrigo Almeida

Would it be possible to restore the article Rodrigo Almeida and move it to draftspace as Wikipedia:Too soon could apply? Formula Downforce (talk) 18:38, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

@Formula Downforce:

Done, the page is now available at Draft:Rodrigo Almeida. ✗plicit 23:43, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

Question about File:April ONeil TMNT 06-1986.jpeg

I think that File:April ONeil TMNT 06-1986.jpeg would fall under Template:Non-free character if you are willing to undelete it. It was also used in the infobox on April O'Neil, so it have a use. (Oinkers42) (talk) 02:18, 2 September 2023 (UTC)

Never mind, the issue has been fixed. (Oinkers42) (talk) 02:32, 2 September 2023 (UTC)

Request for Restoration of the Parvati Kurakula Article

Dear @Explicit @Jimfbleak

I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to respectfully request the restoration of the article on Parvati Kurakula, which was deleted on 3rd September 2023 and previously on 7th March 2022. As the article's creator and contributor, I have some concerns and would appreciate your professional consideration.

I understand that there were valid reasons for the previous deletions; however, I would like to express my commitment to addressing any concerns and improving the article to meet Wikipedia's content guidelines and policies.

Regarding the most recent deletion associated with the discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Parvati kurakula @XFDcloser, I was not notified or involved in the discussion process. I am keen to understand the specific reasons that led to the deletion and whether there were any recommendations or feedback provided during the discussion that could guide the article's improvement.

In my contributions to the article, I made efforts to establish Parvati Kurakula's notability by highlighting her role in founding a journalism website and providing credible sources to support this claim. I believe that with the proper adjustments and adherence to Wikipedia's standards, the article can offer valuable information to readers.

I kindly request your assistance in restoring the article so that I can work on refining it and ensuring its compliance with Wikipedia's guidelines. I am eager to collaborate with you and the Wikipedia community to achieve this goal.

Thank you for your time and consideration. Your guidance in this matter would be highly appreciated. You can see discussion Here [Need Your Help Moving Article "Parvati Kurakula" to Main Space] सीमा कश्यप (talk) 05:13, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

@सीमा कश्यप: You were notified on your talk page, where you responded, so you were aware of the deletion discussion. Five editors provided their reasons to explain why they believed the article should be deleted in accordance to notability guidelines, which you can read in the deletion discussion you linked. As the "delete" result was formed by consensus, I can not unilaterally restore the page upon request. ✗plicit 07:21, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

@Explicit Thank you for your response and for providing additional context. I appreciate your thorough explanation of the situation.

You are correct in stating that I was aware of the deletion discussion and actively engaged in it. I appreciate the input from multiple editors who contributed their reasons for deletion in accordance with notability guidelines.

However, my request for the restoration of the Parvati Kurakula article stems from the belief that I have addressed the issues raised during the discussion. I understand that the "delete" result was formed by consensus, and I respect the decisions made by the Wikipedia community.

I kindly request the restoration of the article not as a challenge to the community's decision but as an opportunity to further improve the content and meet the community's expectations. This would allow me to work collaboratively with the community and ensure that the article aligns with Wikipedia standards.

If there are specific areas that still require attention or if you have any further recommendations, I am eager to receive your guidance. Together, we can ensure that the article on Parvati Kurakula becomes a valuable addition to Wikipedia.

Thank you for your consideration. सीमा कश्यप (talk) 12:03, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

Help with Philosophical pessimism and Antinatalism#Asymmetry between good and bad things

Hello there! I see you've been quite active in some things related to the above mentioned pages. I'm pinging you @Explicit: directly to ask for some help. I've started 3 initiatives for these pages. If you could spare some time in the near future, could you please take a look at the proposal and voice your opinion? Of course, if you have interest, time, and energy to participate that would be amazing!

Here are the projects:

1. Talk:Philosophical_pessimism#A proposal for an overhaul of the article — this initiative is already in progress. The idea is to raise the quality of the page by switching it from a mere historical account to a more encyclopedic format.

2. Talk:Philosophical_pessimism#A proposal to split the History into a dedicated page — related to the one above. The historical account is overly detailed. It would be much better to have a dedicated page for the history of philosophical pessimism and leave only a brief history in the main page.

3. Talk:Antinatalism#A proposal to create a dedicated page for Benatar's axiological asymmetry — here, the idea is to extract the axiological asymmetry argument into a dedicated page. This way, a more detailed presentation could be given. In addition, we could expand on the various responses others philosophers made and counters from Benatar. Other pages could have a brief description and link to the details page.

I hope at least some of this will spark your interest! Fantastiera (talk) 14:05, 6 September 2023 (UTC)

Regarding Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Asal Kolaar

Hey Explicit, is it possible to get a draft of this? I was thinking of creating an article for Asal Kolaar & noticed that it was previously deleted for failing GNG. Or should I just start from scratch? Please advise. Thanks <3 Jeraxmoira (talk) 12:21, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

@Jeraxmoira: Hi, as the author of the article turned out to be a sockpuppet of a blocked user, I personally don't restored deleted articles in accordance with WP:BRV. However, I have made a copy of the article can be found here. ✗plicit 12:38, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

Thank you for the copy. Looks like it has a lot of original research added to it as well. Hopefully, I can make a better version out of it. Thanks again <3 Jeraxmoira (talk) 13:41, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

Why was Waco:A New Revelation deleted?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?page=Waco:_A_New_Revelation&title=Special:Log/delete 2600:1700:95E0:4080:64B4:43B0:AF08:2204 (talk) 02:03, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

An editor proposed its deletion, which was went uncontested for seven days. As the deletion summary states, the concern was: "Does not meet WP:SIGCOV or WP:RELIABILITY. Article has been largely untouched for most of it's existence". ✗plicit 03:24, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

Question about recreating the deleted page for Christian Krauter

I found out you previously deleted the page Christian Krauter for not having sufficient sources to establish notability or to support the statements made. I can add more references if the page can be put back in draft. Is it all good to put the page in draft again or recreate it with more references to prove its not SPAM? Cksound (talk) 07:46, 2 September 2023 (UTC)

@Cksound: Hi, could you please link the relevant page? Christian Krauter has never existed. ✗plicit 13:06, 2 September 2023 (UTC)

Hi, the page disappeared on Wikipedia and I could trace the deletion back to you. On wikitia the page is still online and as a proof the draft existed. And after I declined an offer the put the draft article live and for a fee of USD4,200.00 suddenly it vanished. This offer was send direct to me in an email by an Wikipedia admin editor. Wikitia only publishes content from Wikipedia so the draft existed https://urlis.net/sq7ftyxs Cksound (talk) 23:44, 8 September 2023 (UTC)

@Cksound: Ah, it was the draft page Draft:Christian Krauter.

Done – as a draft or Articles for creation submission deleted under CSD G13, the page has been restored upon request. They are not for the indefinite hosting of material that is unsuitable for inclusion in the encyclopedia. Please continue to work on the draft so that it meets Wikipedia's policies and guidelines for inclusion, prior to another six months elapsing. ✗plicit 00:06, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Thank you. I will be working on the draft and meet the guidelines of Wikipedia. Cksound (talk) 00:57, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Question regarding Cashaa (company)

This one was a good article which cover notable fraud case in industry, no? Margarita Kivalova (talk) 05:12, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Please restore File:El Torito mural by Amado de la Cueva.jpg

Hi Explicit, Please help me restore this file. Deletion was requested because some user thought words are enough to illustrate the article so that file is not justified as Fair use. However I think this file is very useful on an article that right now has no image whatsoever. Besides the article is about an artist and his artwork so this file illustrate it just fine. The artwork pictured itself (a mural in a public place) falls into Freedom of panorama applicable in Mexico and a Bot has already reduced file resolution for better suit Fair use. If you think my file description is wrong please help me improve it. Thank you! Mizaelc (talk) 00:15, 6 September 2023 (UTC)

@Mizaelc: Hi, I had prepared a response to this, but then realized that Amado de la Cueva died in 1926. If this mural was completed in Mexico by the time of his death, then it seems that it's a candidate for Commons with the license c:Template:PD-Mexico. ✗plicit 12:38, 7 September 2023 (UTC)

Thank you so much Explicit, you are absolutely right. I wasn't aware of this law terms but now am thinking this artwork is a perfect candidate for Commons. Will upload it there. Mizaelc (talk) 14:15, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

I appreciate the deletion of Draft:El Goonish Shive

The page was in such a sorry state that I don't blame you for deleting it. And in any case, if I ever decide to re-create it, I can, although that is pretty unlikely. Historyday01 (talk) 14:23, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

Rarrri Dream Draft Deletion

Hi @Explict I am requesting the restoration with the Draft Rarri Dream I have conflict of Interest. I understand that it was nominated for deletion by you and others and but me and other contributors have worked hard to type the draft up and though it didn't meet wikipedia's guidelines at that moment I promise that with the page's restoration that me and other moderators will insure that we will work hard until the page has met wikipedia's guidelines and is really ready for submission with the correct amount of important notable references before it willl be submitted to the AfC

JoshKaine (talk) 06:11, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

@✗plicit can I at least get a response from you? about the question I have for the deleted draft "Rarri Dream" JoshKaine (talk) 16:54, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

@JoshKaine: The draft was deleted as a result of Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Draft:Rarri Dream. I have no authority to overturn consensus upon your request. You'll have to make sure case at WP:DRV. ✗plicit 23:26, 13 September 2023 (UTC)

Now at Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2023 September 14. —Cryptic 02:16, 14 September 2023 (UTC)

Speedy deletion request

Hi Explict,

I tagged A Little Frog Is looking for His Father for speedy deletion as it was the original page name prior to the sock’s move, and MediaWiki wasn’t letting me move the page back while that redirect existed.

Would it be better for me to request that the page is moved back at WP:RM, rather than to request speedy deletion and then move the page back myself?

All the best, ^user:A smart kitten_meow 12:21, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

For completeness: it’s the same situation with Ded Moroz and Summer and Seryi Volk & Krasnaya Shapochka. ^user:A smart kitten_meow 12:23, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

@A smart kitten: Hi, I've deleted these redirects to facilitate the page moves. Since these cases aren't so straight forward, posting at WP:RM would be the better venue to request similar page moves. ✗plicit 12:28, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

Thanks for letting me know, and for deleting them - if I come across any more situations like that, I’ll take them to RM instead of tagging with CSD

Best, ^user:A smart kitten_meow 12:29, 16 September 2023 (UTC)

redirect to Herzog-Max-Palais

Hiya. Just read to first contact you? http://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Herzog_Max_Palais&action=edit&redlink=1 Cladeal832 (talk) 16:16, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

@Cladeal832: Hi, feel free to create the redirect. G5 only applies to the sockpuppet's edits and has no bearing on that of others. ✗plicit 23:37, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

Updated organisation page

Hi Explicit, we could update the page for the organisation Social Income (https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Talk:Social_Income&action=history) – thanks for having a look. DanielBallo (talk) 10:57, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

Request to restore File:Sheikh Hasina University logo.png

Hello, there was a non-free image uploaded. I've noticed that the image has been removed because it wasn't used anywhere. File:Sheikh Hasina University logo.png has been deleted, but it still needs to be used in the article about Sheikh Hasina University. ImranAvenger (talk) 18:26, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

@ImranAvenger: Hi, I have restored the logo and added it to the article. ✗plicit 00:20, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

Deletion of a GAN page

Hi Explicit, hope you're well. I just saw Talk:Nihachu/GA1 pop up on my watchlist as a G8 -- I quickfailed that article a while back at GAN and I see it's just been AfDed. Not a huge surprise, and no qualms with the AfD proper, but I keep a personal archive of my GA reviews and would like that one refunded if possible/tagged G8-exempt. No worries if you can't, and hope you have a good day. Vaticidalprophet 00:15, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

@Vaticidalprophet:

Done, subpage restored and tagged as {{G8-exempt}}. ✗plicit 00:20, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

Request to restore article for Christopher Schläffer

Dear @Explicit, I see that you have deleted the article for Christopher Schlaeffer on sep 6, 2023. May I kindly request to restore this article as it meets all relevant notability guidelines and is be attributed to reliable sources throughout the text. The 4 areas highlighted to be needing additional sources during the deletion discussion have all been attributed with reliable sources. In terms of notability, Christopher Schlaeffer has been - amongst many other distinctions - awarded the prestigious "Manager of the Year" award of the Vienna University of Economics for his lifetime achievements in technology (Android operating system, introduction of iPhone, serial entrepreneur), business and activism (Amnesty International, iamthecode.org). He is on of the outstanding pioneers in tech and clearly worth this contribution on Wikipedia. Thank you very much for considering this request in due course Verify.now (talk) 15:07, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

@Verify.now: Hi, since the page was deleted as a result of Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Christopher Schläffer, I cannot unilaterally undelete the page. You will need to address the concerns raised at the deletion discussion and prove that the subject meets notability guidelines. You are free to work on a draft and submit your work through the articles for creation process. ✗plicit 23:40, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

Dear @Explicit, thank you for your note. I am unfortunately no editor nor the author of this article. So I am not in a position to work on a new draft which could in any way meet the substance the deleted article had. Also in the deletion discussion it clearly states "Please do not modify" after your decision to delete. Given that the comments leading to deletion where not substantiated ("no notability", "no reliable sources") and the opposite is fact in the deleted article, I would ask you as the editor responsible for the deletion decision to review the deletion discussion. I am convinced your decision will be to undelete the page, which I duly request. Verify.now (talk) 22:16, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

@ExplicitCould you please respond to my request. This article was online for more than a decade and deleting it without sufficient due diligence is not good practice. Verify.now (talk) 18:43, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

@Verify.now: As I stated above, I do not have the authority to restore a page which was deleted by consensus reached during a deletion debate. You are free to make your case at deletion review. ✗plicit 23:37, 17 September 2023 (UTC)

You got the authority:

Consider attempting to discuss the matter with the closer as this could resolve the matter more quickly. There could have been a mistake, miscommunication, or misunderstanding, and a full review may not be needed. 2A02:3035:9:1599:1:1:1978:4A67 (talk) 13:17, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

@ExplicitIt seems you have the authority. May I request one final time to restore the page please. Verify.now (talk) 10:11, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

Closure of Dancing Stars (Austrian season 6) AfD

Hey Explicit, I'd like to contest the closure of the articles I nominated here. I disagree with the no-consensus outcome, given that the one 'keep' didn't counter or resolve the conflict with the NOTSTATS policy. It was a promise to getting around to fixing the article, not an argument for why it doesn't violate NOTSTATS. (Implicitly, though, there is an acknowledgement that it does violate the policy.) So, would you reconsider? SWinxy (talk) 00:45, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

@SWinxy: I have just relisted it again. ✗plicit 06:39, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

Thanks, I appreciate it! SWinxy (talk) 16:52, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

Regarding Chatur Bahadur Chand

Hi Explicit , Hope you are doing well. I want some suggestion regarding the creation of Chatur Bahadur Chand. On 2 June 2022, you have deleted this article (redirect) which was created by me because of G5. Can I create this article again? Hope for positive response. Thank you ! Fade258 (talk) 13:46, 23 September 2023 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) I would say "go ahead", but someone else seems to have already done so. The deleted version was just a redirect anyway. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 01:39, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

Request to restore article for Naijatastic

Hello @Explicit, as you may have already been aware since I tagged you on some Wikipedia talk pages to complain about your deletion of the Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Naijatastic wikipedia page, but haven't gotten a response from you. I would like to affirm that you have made a mistake on this decision. You even stated in your comment that this was tricky for you but you went ahead with the deletion from a nomination decision of an admin who is creating a competitor music website - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naijaloaded page on Wikipedia and heavily editing this page even a few days ago. The Naijatastic page was deleted within 2-3 days after discussion for deletion. Are you not aware that admins can gang up to make discussions on deleting a page within 24-72 hours with the sole aim of deleting it with implicit bias? I'm very sure that this was the case for Naijatastic. The Naijatastic website was even used as references on other wikipedia pages.. e.g., Korede Bello and Made in Africa - Check and confirm my claim. Please review this decision and reconsider re-publishing the Naijatastic page on Wikipedia. Pandaxo (talk) 18:25, 25 September 2023 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) The deletion was proposed for seven days, not 24-72 hours. And there was no ganging up here - the decision to delete was unanimous and will almost certainly not be overturned here. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 01:39, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

Deletion review: Monash Student Association

Hi @Explicit, requesting your views on reversing the decision to delete article regarding Monash Student Association (no redirect) - [3]. Concerns raised at the time related to lack of sources establishing notability, despite there being a significant depth and breadth of coverage establishing the organisation's notability in national and state media: [4][5] [6][7][8][9]

Criteria for notability would be met based on the above, however appreciate your advice, thanks. Marronblue (talk) 12:38, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

Deletion review: Kosovo national under-19 football team results (2017–2019)

ExplicitCan undelete this article, but as User:BalkanianActuality/Kosovo national under-19 football team results (2017–2019), because I lost my personal match archive and in this article I had most of the published matches. I requested this through Wikipedia:Requests for undeletion, but they directed me to you. BalkanianActuality (talk) 14:23, 28 September 2023 (UTC)

Draft:Chandru Selvaraj

Hey Explicit, while I was trying to creating Draft:Chandru Selvaraj, I noticed that it was previously deleted couple of months back. Can you please check if the draft has any useful information on it or shall I just proceed to create it new? Please advice. Cheers <3 Jeraxmoira (talk) 05:52, 30 September 2023 (UTC)

(talk page stalker) I've undeleted the draft. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 20:27, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

Thank you Pppery. Is it okay if I work on the same draft or should I start a new draft and use some of the content from it? Also, I do not see a submit for review button. Can I move it to mainspace if/when it's ready? Jeraxmoira (talk) 20:55, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

Nothing stops you from editing the same draft as it is. The draft was "rejected", which means that the AfC reviewers (most recently S0091) thought the topic was inherently non-notable and resubmissions would be futile. Make of that what you will. * Pppery * _{it has begun...} 21:00, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

Request for Access to Deleted Wikipedia Page: Draft:Darq_Technologies

Dear Explicit, I hope this message finds you well. I am a primary contributor to the recently deleted page Draft:Darq_Technologies. While I understand that this article may not have met Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion, I wanted to kindly request a copy of the deleted page. The content of the article was the result of extensive research and was well-documented in various reputable sources and publications and I would like to recover it for reference purposes. Your assistance in providing access to the deleted page would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for considering my request, and I look forward to your response. --Quantum Holopedia (talk) 14:53, 4 October 2023 (UTC)

Barnstar for thanks

	The Working Man's Barnstar
	To the administrators who've been deleting my many user pages as I clear out the chaff: I imagine its tedious work, and thank you for your patience and professionalism! I'm finally done, and further want to express my appreciation for the expediency all of you demonstrated. I wish you the best! — Fourthords \| =Λ= \| 16:07, 5 October 2023 (UTC)

Haya Kay Rang deletion

This redirect was just G5'd, for the third time. It came to my attention because I just reviewed it as a new page. I'm not sure who nominated it (I think I know and am raising it with them also), but you did the deletion, so here I am. I'll assume that the G5 was valid and the user was a sock/block-evader, but I can't help feeling that the redirect itself was sensible. I'm tempted to recreate it, with a slightly different target of List of programs broadcast by ARY Zindagi because that actually mentions Haya Kay Rang. There are currently several redlinks dangling out there. Just checking before I step on too many toes or miss something important. Lithopsian (talk) 14:32, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

@Lithopsian: You are free to recreate the page. G5 only applies to the sockpuppet's edits and has no bearing on that of others. ✗plicit 14:35, 6 October 2023 (UTC)

History merge request

@Timothytyy:

Done. ✗plicit 05:51, 7 October 2023 (UTC)

File:Livingstone Blue Bears logo.png

Hi Explicit. File:Livingstone Blue Bears logo.png almost certainly needs to be relicensed as {{Non-free logo}}, but both its current uses fail WP:NFCC#9. Should this be tagged for speedy deletion per WP:F3 or WP:F9, or should it be converted to non-free, removed from the two drafts, and tagged for speedy deletion per WP:F5? -- Marchjuly (talk) 01:20, 11 October 2023 (UTC)

Deletion review for Christopher Schläffer

I have asked for a deletion review of Christopher Schläffer. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Verify.now (talk) 14:42, 11 October 2023 (UTC)

Deletion review for 樂天

An editor has asked for a deletion review of 樂天. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. –LaundryPizza03 (d c̄) 04:39, 12 October 2023 (UTC)

Chemical DAB talk pages

Hello! I wanted to go through and ask about a number of talk pages that you deleted. Last month, I sent a talk-page message to User:Hamtrane, linking some talk pages that were miscategorized within WikiProjects, at User talk:Hamtrane#Please do not label chemical disambiguation pages as "core" to WikiProject Chemicals. There were a number of these which were correctly created with WikiProjects, and I'm pretty sure that I edited a good chunk that I came across. The only problem was that they were miscategorized as core articles, although it would still quite feasible to fix. If I could ask, because there's maybe 50 or so talk pages, how would a potential undeletion of these talk pages come about, if it is possible under policy? Thank you, Utopes _{(talk / cont)} 09:56, 13 October 2023 (UTC)

Sorry, didn’t mean to rollback this topic. On mobile! Just ignore. HickoryOughtShirt?4 (talk) 10:56, 13 October 2023 (UTC)

@Utopes: Hi, I took a look at your deleted contributions and did not find any edits to these deleted talk pages. I sampled a few of Hamtrane's deleted edits and the talk pages had no edits from other contributors. You are free to recreate them, as WP:CSD#G5 only applies to the sockpuppet's edits. Alternatively, I wouldn't mind recreating them myself with the help of WP:AWB. All I need is the correct content provided to me. ✗plicit 12:11, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

I see, thank you. I stumbled onto the rabbit hole firstly at Talk:BrO, where I started understanding the scale of changes made, with the pages marked as vital and core. I definitely fixed that one, but wasn't sure how much left there was to tackle.

To that end, it also makes sense if I left the rest alone, because I wasn't looking forward to backtracking and fixing the errors. I'll recreate the talk pages if it was just Hamtrane's own edits, but I do have a small request: On Hamtrane's talk page message I linked, I identified three pages that met the criteria I was talking about, being Talk:C6H7NO3S, Talk:C8H10N2O3S, and Talk:C8H15NOS2. If you can recreate these three page, that would be most appreciated, as I'd like to reaffirm the context behind my message. I should be able to remake the rest afterwards 👍. Utopes _{(talk / cont)} 22:35, 14 October 2023 (UTC)

@Utopes: I have created the talk pages, hopefully correctly. ✗plicit 00:47, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

Thank you! I notice that these are not labeled as core articles, I presume you made this fix independently? That's fine if so; I was just wondering what exactly needed to be adjusted from the originals that I brought up with Hamtrane, but if you did that already that saves me some effort. The talk pages do look good! Utopes _{(talk / cont)} 00:59, 15 October 2023 (UTC)

Please draftify, don't delete

Please draftify articles like Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tess Cattle when most of the arguments are toosoon rather than definitely not notable. The-Pope (talk) 13:15, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

@The-Pope: I have draftified the page, but TOOSOON arguments do not guarantee notability in the future. ✗plicit 13:28, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Baptist schools in the United Kingdom

A tag has been placed on Category:Baptist schools in the United Kingdom indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and removing the speedy deletion tag. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 19:10, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Invite to Join Wikipedia Asian Month 2023

You are receiving this message because you participated in the Wikipedia Asian Month 2022 as an organizer or editor.

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Any edits, including creating new articles or adding new content to existing articles, over 3000 bytes in total would be able to get a reward. Last year, due to this change of rules, the Programs & Events Dashboard was suggested. However, according to community survey of 2022, Fountain Tool is still the best platform for tracking edit and points. You don’t need to create any Dashboard. For the tracking of editing existing article, the international team is currently designing a form. Will soon publish to the main page of WAM 2023.

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File:Cliff-Stanford.jpg

Hello, you deleted this image on 6th September 2022 and I would like to ask why. Thanks Tstanford1987 (talk) 12:59, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

@Tstanford1987: Hi, as the deletion summary states, this file was deleted because it lacked sufficient sourcing information. The uploader claimed that the photo was released under a Creative Commons license without providing a source to verify this claim. Please see the required information for media files for further details. ✗plicit 13:14, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Woodstock Country School

Hello. You deleted a draft placeholder article I created on the topic "Woodstock Country School" after it was nominated for speedy deletion by @Minorax. It is true this was an empty article and I have been slow to build it out after creating the placeholder (which I believed, apparently incorrectly, was harmless for a draft). However I would like you to know I plan to create that article again once I am finished with my research and ready to write an initial draft. As reference for the notability of the topic, please see for example the volume "Woodstock Country School: A History of Institutional Denial" and the newspaper article "Woodstock Country School Shined Brightly, Briefly" Jakedlin (talk) 19:31, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

@Jakedlin:

Done, draft restored. ✗plicit 00:28, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Winkin Sports Complex

Hello, could you please restore Winkin Sports Complex? I would like to challenge the prod. Thank you.--User:Namiba 20:24, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

@Namiba:

Done – as a contested proposed deletion, the article has been restored upon request. ✗plicit 00:28, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Mass deleting

Hi Explicit. Out of curiosity, how do you delete dozens of pages in the same minute? Are you using some kind of script or bot to do this? How can you be sure that each deletion is correct? — Martin (MSGJ · talk) 13:54, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

@MSGJ: Hi, I use Twinkle's batch deletion function. I saw your ping from earlier, so I must have overlooked your comment about preload subpages. Sorry about that. ✗plicit 14:02, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Emmanuel Daniel

Hello, I’m a Wikipedia contributor who has done work on several Wikipedia pages, such as the one for Emmanuel Daniel, founder of The Asian Banker, which was recently deleted in favour of a Nigerian footballer of the same name. I missed a notification in May pertaining to the article's discussion for deletion, to my regret, as I believe the entry has merit: Mr Daniel founded The Asian Banker (now TAB Global) in 1996, and the organisation has become a significant contributor to the financial services industry in APAC through journalism, research and events, and for establishing entities such as Wealth & Society, Radio Finance and others. As a journalist, Mr Daniel has interviewed significant figures in global finance and politics, including Mark Mobius, Barnie Frank and Chuck Prince, as well as prominent central bankers and former heads of state, many of whom have their own Wikipedia pages. Recently he has published his financial book The Great Transition on World Scientific press.

I believe that the page has been somewhat neglected in recent years and become stale, as links expired or changed, and would like an opportunity to update it to demonstrate notability to the satisfaction of Wikipedia standards - could this article please be restored to Draft space so that it can then be submitted for review to Article for Creation?

Citizenzen (talk) 08:58, 20 October 2023 (UTC)

@Citizenzen: Hi, the content is now available at Draft:Emmanuel Daniel (entrepreneur). ✗plicit 00:28, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

I appreciate it, thanks. Citizenzen (talk) 12:55, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Article previously deleted by PROD

Hey. For The Gracies and the Birth of Vale Tudo, you declined it due to "previously deleted by PROD, ineligible again" but I literally checked every revision and didn't see it. What am I missing here? Is this something you can only see with an admin tool? Spagooder (talk) 14:48, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

@Spagooder: Hi, please see the deletion log. An article for this subject was previously deleted in 2014. ✗plicit 00:32, 23 October 2023 (UTC)

Thanks, I appreciate it. Spagooder (talk) 14:26, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

Chesebro photo

Hoping you can explain why the Kenneth Chesebro mugshot was deleted. Thank you.

This is what remains: 00:00, 25 October 2023 Explicit talk contribs deleted page File:Kenneth Chesebro mug shot.webp (F7: Violates non-free content criterion #1) Tag: Twinkle (thank)

Utahredrock (talk) 01:52, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

(talk page watcher) Hi Utahredrock. I'm not Explicit, but I'll try to answer your question. There are usually two issues that need to be resolved before uploading mugshot and using them in a Wikipedia article. The first has to do with the copyright status of the mugshot. They are almost always assumed to be protected by copyright unless it can be shown they're within the WP:PUBLICDOMAIN. Under US copyright law, for example, mugshots taken by US federal government employees as part of their official duties are within the public domain as explained in WP:PD#US government works, but those taken by state, county, city or other local government employees are not unless the state's copyright law specifies they are or the body that took the photo release them as such. Since The State of Georgia does not seem to be one of the US states that releases works created by its employess into the public domain per Harvard's State Copyright Resource Center, it probably should be assumed that Fulton County would own the copyright over the photo. This means it would need to be treated as non-free content per Wikipedia's non-free content use policy. Given that Kenneth Chesebro is still living and that non-free photos of still living persons are pretty much never allowed per item 1 of WP:NFC#UUI and WP:FREER, it seems unlikely that any non-free photo of him is every going to be allowed to uploaded and used on Wikipedia, particularly for primary identification purposes. For reference, this is why Explicit deleted the photo per WP:F7. Another issue related to using such photos has more to do with the contextual use of the photo per WP:MUG. Mugshot photos are generally discourage from being used in BLPs unless perhaps the subject's Wikipedia notability is pretty much entirely related to whatever crime they're accused of committing. Even then, such a photo doesn't seem to be allowed until the person has actually been convicted. That might be another reason to wait to use, at least not as the primary image at the top of the article, even a public domain mugshot of Chesebro (if one can be found) until a time when he is convicted of his crimes. -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:10, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

thanks for this. Utahredrock (talk) 12:37, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

Misplaced AfD comment

Hi there, FYI this change - not sure if it would potentially change your close or not, but thought I'd give you the heads-up. Cheers, Daniel (talk) 08:26, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

@Daniel: Oh, wow. From the daily log page, that !vote looked like it was part of the discussion right above it. I have adjusted my closure as just "delete". Thanks for the heads up. ✗plicit 13:26, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

Did you want to close this discussion?

Hello, I noticed you deleted File:Hockessin-Valuation.jpg but didn't actually close the FFD or delete the other image (namely File:Hockessin-Public-Valuation.jpg). Did you want to close it and delete it or not? Please clarify, thank you, — MATRIX! (a good person!)^{[Citation not needed at all; thank you very much!]} 20:34, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

@Matrix: Hi, thanks for the reminder. I kept running into an error page when trying to delete the first file and ended up forgetting about it. A bot will come around and close the remaining discussions shortly. ✗plicit 00:05, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

File:MiraShaib1.jpg

Hi Explicit. Can you check whether File:MiraShaib1.jpg is a reupload of File:MiraShaib.png? Both files were uploaded by the same person, with File:MiraShaib1.jpg being upload two days after you deleted File:MiraShaib.png per F9. Do you think File:MiraShaib1.jpg should be VRT verified even if it turns out to be a different file? -- Marchjuly (talk) 05:43, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

@Marchjuly: Hi, this is a different photo than the deleted one. After doing a reverse image search, I found no evidence that this particular image was previously published elsewhere. Permission is only required if the uploader "has specified a license and has named a third party as the source/copyright holder without providing evidence that this third party has in fact agreed" (from WP:CSD#F11), which is not the case here. We have to assume good faith. ✗plicit 06:42, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

Fair enough. Thanks for checking on this. -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:48, 25 October 2023 (UTC)

What do you think about File:Li Quan with Tiger.jpg? There's a vague claim of "own work" but the file appears to be attributed to the someone other that the uploader (they're possibly the subject of the photo). The same photo can be seen here with attribution to "©Save China's Tiger / CC BY-SA 2.5 – License". -- Marchjuly (talk) 07:47, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

@Marchjuly: This file does require permission as it cites Save China's Tigers as the source. ✗plicit 13:26, 26 October 2023 (UTC)

Understand and thanks for taking a look. One last question. Do you think it the link I found above would be OK to add to the file's description even though that webpage is from 2023 and the file was uploaded in 2015? -- Marchjuly (talk) 08:00, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

Template:WPBannerMeta/templatepage/deduceimportance

could you fix this transclusion? Frietjes (talk) 18:07, 27 October 2023 (UTC)

Can you restore the /doc pages please:

Gonnym (talk) 13:35, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

@Frietjes and Gonnym: Both resolved. ✗plicit 23:27, 29 October 2023 (UTC)

Deletion review for Kyle Kumaran

Starling2022 has asked for a deletion review of Kyle Kumaran. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. —Cryptic 08:08, 31 October 2023 (UTC)

File:Winterlink Group.png

I know this is from June, but I must note that speedy deleting File:Winterlink Group.png (a redirect to File:Winterink Group.png) as G6 was a very bad deletion. Firstly, per consensus (see WP:FILEREDIRECT) redirects from moves of files should generally not be deleted, and secondly the redirect was discussed at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 September 29#File:Winterlink Group.png with a consensus to keep. Pages that have been discussed at XfD with an outcome of anything other than delete can only be speedily deleted in very limited circumstances, and that never includes G6 (because the deletion cannot, by definition, be uncontroversial). Thryduulf (talk) 01:02, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

@Thryduulf: This was a local redirect to a Commons file. Such redirects are not capable of displaying media files. ✗plicit 01:36, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

FYI: Bad CSD R3 of Timiș (disambiguation

I was in the middle of looking at the situation around that redirect when you deleted it. Since the redirect had existed since 2010 at Timiș (disambiguation) before a page mover "accidentally" moved it to the typo title while trying to move Timiș to Timiș (disambiguation), it seems to me that it was ineligible for R3 but would have been fine as a {{db-moved}} G6. Sure, the end result is deletion either way, but having a correct reason rather than an incorrect one in the log is nice. Anomie ⚔ 12:22, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

@Anomie: Thanks for the note. A lot of these kinds of page moves seem to be occurring more frequently. I really wish non-admins would allow admins to do these kinds of actions instead of trying to deal with these themselves. ✗plicit 12:32, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

Peru Copa América record

Hey, hope you are well,

I wondered if you could help me out with a template you deleted (Template:Peru Copa América record). I'm not asking for it to be recreated as I fully agree with the outcome of the discussion. The issue is that I don't think it was substituted before if was deleted. I'm not sure on the full edit history of the template as I was unaware of the TfD until today but I had updated the template in August to comply with MOS:FLAGS but the version that was added to the Peru national football team article was the previous, non-compliant version. Would it be possible, to save a bit of time, to substitute the MOS compliant version? I don't know how this works after it has been deleted so I would appreciate any guidance you can give. If would need to be recreated to do that, I'd be happy for it to be done through userspace (eg- User:Stevie fae Scotland/Peru Copa América record or similar) and I am happy to assist with replacing the non-compliant version.

Thanks, Stevie fae Scotland (talk) 10:30, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

@Stevie fae Scotland: Hi, it seems that Template:Peru Copa América record was removed from the article in this edit, which actually took place before the template was even nominated for deletion. I have made a copy of the template code available here for one week before it expires. ✗plicit 12:32, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

Thank you very much for that. Unfortunately, it looks like someone has edited the template after I had updated it as it is back to using {{flagicon}} rather than {{flag}}. A bit frustrating but I guess I'll just need to start over. I really appreciate your help with this though. Stevie fae Scotland (talk) 13:12, 1 November 2023 (UTC)

Deletion review for Annamalai Kuppusamy

An editor has asked for a deletion review of Annamalai Kuppusamy. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Vaikunda Raja :talk: 06:12, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

Happy Adminship Anniversary!

Deletion restore

Hi Explicit,

This was closed as a delete, I think a redirect-close would have been better considering the similar action done for other AfDs from the franchise (e.g. this and this among others).

Would help with wikilinking and cats, if it can be restored as an rd or draft.

Thanks Gotitbro (talk) 06:53, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

@Gotitbro: Hi, I have restored the page and redirected it to YRF Spy Universe. ✗plicit 03:52, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dhanushkodi (film)

Hello, Thank you for your work at Afds. You closed that particular one as soft delete because of no quorum. I was just wondering if perhaps you hadn't noticed my R-!vote, which would explain why you chose that solution without a relist for example (my understanding of no quorum is it can't be applied in case anyone has expressed a non-D !vote, even if it is the opinion that redirect might be a proper outcome). If that is the case, I am inviting you to decide what you think is the best and simplest solution. Feel free to ping me if you want me to redirect the page myself. Thank you again. Best, -My, oh my! (Mushy Yank) 21:15, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

@Mushy Yank: Hi, thanks for pointing this out to me. Your comment was sandwiched between the deletion sorting and I missed it. I have redirected the page as suggested. ✗plicit 03:52, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

Thank you very much! Best, -My, oh my! (Mushy Yank) 08:06, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

Charlotte Fleming

Her Wiki page should not be deleted. Only reason she is not in the sports news much is because of a serious knee injury concerning meniscus and torn acl which has seen her out of action for over a year followed by the recovery process of gradually starting to play again. She is now signed with Watford FC women and has just played her first team game. Her career begins again and there will be many contributions to her wiki page as she is an extremely talented player who has captained England in her teenage years, come through the Chelsea academy and played in the Chelsea first team, followed by a move to Leicester City, then to London City Lionesses where she sustained her seriois injury. She is still only 21 and will go far in this game. Expect to see her in the England Lionesses within the next few years. Pi1716 (talk) 17:23, 5 November 2023 (UTC)[reply] Pi1716 (talk) 17:24, 5 November 2023 (UTC)

@Pi1716: Three separate deletion discussions in three separate years all resulted in unequivocal "delete". Time to move on. ✗plicit 03:52, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

I understand but with her career beginning to take off again after serious injury maybe some help could be given here by letting this decision be reversed. Pi1716 (talk) 14:56, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

Proposal to rename category

PLesse see my proposal to speedily rename Category:Lists of indigenous peoples of Russia to Category:Lists of Indigenous peoples of Russia. Hugo999 (talk) 01:32, 7 November 2023 (UTC)