User talk:Liz/Archive 45

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Hello Liz, you deleted the Shane Watt page I had created a few years ago. I've since seen that Wikipedia allows for the flagging of personal interests related to a subject matter. I ran an independent record label from 97-2007 and Shane Watt's album was our last release. I am no longer in this industry (I'm a researcher) but like to document the independent music of the scene that I was a part of. I have fond memories of Shane and believe that his output as a producer, musician, and visual artist meets Wikipedia criterias for notories. I'd like to request that the article be reinstated (or that I be allowed to recreate it) and if necessary, I'd like to be allowed to flag the relationship, before it's evaluated on its own merit. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alexmegelas (talk • contribs) 00:28, 7 December 2022 (UTC)

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Aoidh (talk) 01:19, 15 November 2022 (UTC)

:I'm not trying to pester but since my edits were described as disruptive editing, I would greatly appreciate a response on my talk page. The intent was not to delete the category but to remove it from pages on which it did not belong. I tagged the resulting empty category not with the intent to delete it but because I thought that was the correct process. Is this still considered disruptive editing? If so, how can I fix it? This has my full attention and I would very much like to address it, but without a response I am unsure of how to do that. Thank you. - Aoidh (talk) 19:05, 15 November 2022 (UTC)

Hello Liz!

I had no idea that an article I wrote (and helped get approved by a Wikipedia admin/veteran editor) had been deleted about a month ago, until today. I wish I could've fought to keep it or add sources... whatever was needed to meet the standards, I would've done or gotten assistance. I'm asking you dearly to reconsider the deletion, re-write parts of the article or guide me in a direction towards getting it back up in a timely manner as it really means a lot to me and the person/business is about to have it. There are MANY articles who have just as few sources and info that DON'T get deemed "promotable" or "not credible" which are still up. The article was called LiveLine with Mason.

I will pay you for your time, work around your schedule or do whatever it takes to get a response and reinstate this article... please help!!! THANK YOU!!! Voicetracksarelame (talk) 06:07, 15 November 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Voicetracksarelame,

:LiveLine with Mason was deleted as a Proposed Deletion, what we call PRODs. They can be restored upon request. Be aware that a PROD'd article that is restored can be tagged for an AFD deletion discussion but at least there you can make an argument on why you think the article should be Kept. Would you like it restored?

:And please, I'm begging you, NEVER offer to pay someone for editing an article or pay someone to write an article for you. At Wikipedia, we are all volunteers, and look down on paid contributors. They have a lot of rules that restrict them from directly editing articles where they have a conflict-of-interest and most editors would prefer to have the freedom to edit whatever articles they want. Thanks. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 08:53, 15 November 2022 (UTC)

::Hi Liz,

::Thank you for the quick and helpful response. I would appreciate you restoring the article, where I hope to clean it up a bit and possibly get some assistance from a pro like yourself to make it look good. If it's still deemed "promotable" or flagged again for deletion, at least I can make an argument to keep it online.

::Sorry for offering to pay. I had no idea it was such a big deal or against any rules. Wikipedia is fill with so many hard working people who donate their time to better us, and I feel they should be compensated.

::Let me know what you need or how I should go about this. Thank you so much... Voicetracksarelame (talk) 09:04, 15 November 2022 (UTC)

:::Hello, Voicetracksarelame,

:::{{done}} You can find it at LiveLine with Mason. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 09:28, 15 November 2022 (UTC)

::::Just FYI: {{re|Voicetracksarelame}} was a sock of the original creator of the PRODed article. Padgriffin ^{Griffin's Nest} 22:56, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Liz

I couldn’t help but notice what you said about my Sahnioxylon article, could you give me some pointers on how to make it better?

Sincerely,

Aaa232355 अथर्व कॉल (talk) 23:15, 15 November 2022 (UTC)

Ma’am? अथर्व कॉल (talk) 19:32, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

{{You've got mail}}.

Good afternoon Liz

Would you please review the decision to delete this article (08:38, 27 October 2022). ProShare is a highly respected UK membership organisation, which lobbies the UK Government to foster Employee Share Ownership. Had I seen the proposal to delete this page in time I would have commented accordingly - it was only when I sought to refer to it today that I noticed the deletion. Sir Lunchalot (talk) 15:07, 31 October 2022 (UTC) Sir Lunchalot (talk) 14:20, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

:{{ping|Sir Lunchalot}} It looks like Liz is offline at the moment. I took a look at the discussion and it looks like it was correctly deleted. If you wish to contest this deletion, you can do so at deletion review. - UtherSRG (talk) 14:30, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

::@ 2601:5CE:301:280:406F:9B7:472F:96B0 (talk) 06:15, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

:Do note the Purpose section of deletion review, though. - UtherSRG (talk) 14:32, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

::Thanks @UtherSRG- It just seemed a bit random, hence my asking the question. I'm quite familiar with the organisation as I work in a related industry in the UK, hence my trying to check something on the page. If you or Liz can make the original text available, I can have a look at addressing the issues. Sir Lunchalot (talk) 15:37, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

:::I will draftify it. Please read our notability policies WP:GNG and WP:NORG to understand what needs to be done. To wit: You must answer the question "How is this organization notable with respect to our notability policies?" and then provide citations that support your answer. - UtherSRG (talk) 15:41, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

:::{{ping|Sir Lunchalot}} Draft is Draft:ProShare. And now I'm hungry for lunch! :) - UtherSRG (talk) 15:45, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

::::Many thanks @UtherSRG Sir Lunchalot (talk) 18:00, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

::::Thanks for this @UtherSRG - I see what Liz meant ! I'll try to have a look at it properly at the weekend. Can I just update that draft page, or do I need to copy and paste into a new article ? Sir Lunchalot (talk) 18:24, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

:::::You can update the draft, as it has all of the history. I'm not sure the best way forward from that, whether it should go through a normal AfC review, or if my eyeballs are good enough, but we can share that bridge when we lower it. Or some such malapropism... - UtherSRG (talk) 18:30, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

::::::Thank you so much, UtherSRG, for helping out Sir Lunchalot. Yes, I was asleep when you posted, which I think was about 6 am my time, then I had some Zoom appointments so I'm just getting to some of my daily work. Thanks for restoring that page, UtherSRG.

::::::Yes, I think the AFD discussion was unanimous to delete that article. Sir Lunchalot, I'd review the comments that were made in the AFD, try to address the problems the commenters found with the article and when it is ready, submit it to Articles for Creation for review and, hopefully, approval. I'd warn you to not to try to move the draft directly into the main space of the project or it can be tagged as CSD G4 which is recreation of an article deleted at an AFD discussion. The new version has to be much improved not to be considered "substantially identical" to the version that was deleted. But if UtherSRG is willing to help you out, that is great! It always helps to have a second pair of eyes looking over a draft that is being shaped into a main space article. Good luck! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:11, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

Just dropping by to say thanks for:

1. Closing so many AfDs and keeping the backlog to a minimum, and
2. Urging MERGE !voters in those AfDs to be a little more thoughtful and specific about where and what they're suggesting.

I've been haunting the AfD merge listings to chip away at that backlog, and it helps so much when people are more clear in their thoughts.

Cheers! Joyous! | Talk 19:56, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Joyous!,

:If you actually help out handling those Merges that come out of AFD discussions, well God bless you! One never knows when one closes an AFD discussion as Merge, what editor will take on that job of handling a merger of two articles. I think that's a special talent that involves more than cutting and pasting large chunks of text. But what I find most taxing are editors in deletion discussions who list 3, 4 or in one case 5, different articles to do a merge with. While that might make theoretical sense in terms of the subject matter, I don't know who to approach who would know a subject well enough to be able handle that complicated task. That seems more like at BOLD edit that involves article talk page discussions than an AFD closure decision.

:But thanks for your thanks! I don't think we have encountered each other before and then I started to see you working at AFD. I use to focus more on categories in my early days here but at the beginning of the year, I noticed that there didn't seem to be enough admins or editors closing article deletion discussions so that's where I started putting some of my time. I think TFDs and CFDs are more technically challenging to close and redirects are a world unto themselves but I might start trying to branch out if I see there is a need I can address. We only have a limited amount of time we can spend here though!

:So, nice to meet you and I hope we can cross paths in a positive way in the future! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:02, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

::I agree. And I apologize in advance, because I'm about to turn into the annoying gadfly on a number of AfDs asking "merge what? which part? the whole thing? Or just a mention? When you say "merge," do you really mean "redirect'?" And any number of other irritants. Joyous! | Talk 18:42, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

I left a question after my contribution was rejected. "Can you explain what is required? Similar pages exist for other countries. A reference to a scientific publication and to a secondary source is present. Can you be more specific? The present remark is very general, Penninx (talk) 20:36, 16 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]"

I have been waiting for an answer for 6 months, and now my contribution will be deleted without a response to my question. The criteria of accepting a contribution are not clear. Please answer my question. Penninx (talk) 20:38, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Penninx,

:First, your draft was deleted because there had been no recent editing activity. After 6 months of no new edits, we consider the draft to be abandoned. If you would like to continue to work on it, let me know or you can request its restoration at WP:REFUND.

:At first glance, it looks like the reviewers gave you lots of messages about additional sources your draft needed. But a reviewer wouldn't know that you left a comment for them unless you "pinged" their name, like this (Penninx). Tagging their name let's them know that there is a message for them on a page. There is a backlog of about 3,000 drafts to be reviewed and after reviewing one draft, the reviewer doesn't go back to it to see if the page creator left a message, they move on to the hundreds of other drafts that still need reviewing. Please do not take this personally as if you were ignored, our AFC reviewers are just volunteers, like the rest of us, and there are thousands of drafts that need reviewing.

:There are places you can go with your questions. First, you can go to the talk page of the reviewer and ask some general questions about the comments they left. It's best to do this soon after they left the review because a few days later, a few weeks later, well, your draft is not fresh in their minds. Then, there is Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Help desk after your page has been reviewed, that's best to go to if a comment in the review isn't clear to you. If you have questions about Wikipedia policies and practices (like what is a "reliable source"?), then bringing those questions to the Teahouse is your best bet.

:If you are looking for someone actually to help you writing the article, that is much more difficult. As I said, editors on Wikipedia are volunteers and so they focus their limited time on writing articles on subjects that interest them. But you could try looking at some WikiProjects. There is WikiProject Netherlands but I noticed that the talk page isn't active so you could contact an editor on their active editors list, an editor who has joined recently, like in 2021 or 2022, to see if they would know of good resources you could use. There also might be some information on pages associated with Wikipedia:WikiProject Netherlands that might be of some help. With your subject matter, you could also try Wikipedia:WikiProject Historic sites, Wikipedia:WikiProject Classical Greece and Rome, Wikipedia:WikiProject Archaeology or Wikipedia:WikiProject European history (although it also doesn't look very active). As a last resort, you could even try writing a short note asking for help on related article talk pages like Talk:Netherlands, Talk:History of the Netherlands or Talk:Netherlands in the Roman era but these talk pages are devoted to improving those articles. But you could look at the page histories of those articles and see which editors have been active editing them and contact them on their talk page and ask if they have any ideas or resources you could use in your draft.

:That's about all of the ideas I have. I don't spend my time writing articles or drafts myself but over the years, I have accumulated knowledge about resourcs on Wikipedia so I can point you to places where you might find another editor with the knowledge, skills and interest to help you with your draft. Good luck! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:41, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

::I'll just go ahead and restore Draft:List of Roman villas in the Netherlands for you, you don't need to post an additional message to request this. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:45, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

:::Dear @Liz, thanks very much for your complete reply and restoring the draft. I still don't understand. I gave several references (or "additonal sources") which is what they asked. Still they rejected the contribution. I want to spent time to improve the page, but i first need to understand the reason why my contribution was rejected. At the moment i am still uncertain what is needed. I understand that they are volunteers, but i am uncertain whether they have really checked my contribution, or just had a quick glance. Penninx (talk) 13:31, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

::::I suspect that the volunteers have not checked the references. They contain a list of Roman villas. In one of the references they wrote a scientific article where they used the information to draw conclusions on the the history of the Roman presence in the Netherlands. So it is "in-depth", not just mentioning, it is "reliable" ( a peer-reviewed scientific publication), "secondary" (the references to the original excavations are in the scientific article), "independent" (the scientific article is independent, has no commercial, political of any other goal). Penninx (talk) 14:10, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

https://www.instagram.com/tv/Cfb6T0-jhX9/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= "park jii" (talk) 00:43, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, thank you for sharing this video. Instagram is not considered a reliable source nor any other social media. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 06:36, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

That was a mistake on my part. I should have known to see whether the redirect had history. Thank you. I have now retargeted the draft redirect to point to the article. Robert McClenon (talk) 01:59, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Robert McClenon,

:No problem. I figured it had something to do with the unique way you move around articles. Personally, I find redirects useful so I just changed that deletion into a redirect. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 06:37, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

:::It didn't have to do with moving articles. It had to do with my paying about 75% attention to accepting the draft. And you weren't creating a new redirect from draft space anyway, because the Accept script creates a redirect from draft space to article space. You deleted it to move the article history in its place, and then converted that back into a redirect, so you didn't create any new redirects. The AFC Accept script always creates a redirect from draft space to article space. Robert McClenon (talk) 18:20, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

Did you look at the history of this article before deleting it? I was just about to revert it a few versions back - it had been replaced with an extremely promotional version by an IP immediately before being tagged. (On the other hand, I was going to leave the g11 tag on it, since the version it'd been replaced with was so offensively promotional I didn't think I could review the old one properly.) —Cryptic 10:58, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Cryptic,

:I THOUGHT that I checked it out properly. I remove a lot of CSD tags that I think have been misapplied. I've restore this article and you can take it from here. It's 3 am here and I've clearly stayed up too late editing. Time for bed and to clear the cobwebs from my head. Thanks for catching my mistake. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 11:01, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

Sent by MediaWiki message delivery on behalf of The Wikipedia Library team --11:19, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

Hello Liz, :User:Magadhkingdom renamed to :User:Magadh State, but you changed the previous user redirect to Draft:Magadh State with the comment {{tqq|Correcting redirect}} and a bot further changed the redirect to mainspace article Magadha. What was the reason for you to correct the user renaming redirect? Jay 💬 11:32, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

:I was noob in wikipedia field , it just happened unfortuniatly , please revert the redirect link from Magadhkingdom to Magadha Magadh State (talk) 12:04, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

Hi, could you please restore the Ricky Knight Jr page as he is an independent professional wrestler who was PROD'd for not being signed to a company which is not applicable as he is a freelance independant wrestler who wrestles for many companies? Devletbek (talk) 12:45, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

:{{ping|Devletbek}} You might get a swifter response by filing a formal undelete request at WP:REFUND. UtherSRG (talk) 13:14, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

::Hello, Devletbek,

::{{done}} You can find it at Ricky Knight Jr.. You might spend some time improving the article as it can still be nominated for deletion at WP:AFD.

::But UtherSRG is right, your message came in at 4:45 am my time and I overslept so WP:REFUND would have been quicker. But as long as the deed is done, I guess it doesn't matter whether it happened 12 hours ago or now. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 01:07, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

This looks like it could be the same as an article that has recently been deleted via discussion. Looking at the editor's talk page, I think draftification is not appropriate and if it is the same, or worse, then the consensus deleted one, should have been speedily deleted? Bungle ^{(talk • contribs)} 13:24, 17 November 2022 (UTC)

Liz, An important article was deleted by you on October 28, 2022 at 05:39 hours, titled, "The Lives of Winston Churchill and Alfred Milner". I would liked it returned to my Sandbox, where the empty file exists. Thank you. John Milner. Lord Milner (talk) 00:55, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

Hi Liz. First, your archive bot is malfunctioning, it should be populating Archive 45 but it's throwing stuff into Archive 8 (User talk:Liz/Archive 8). Second, I don't want to forget User_talk:Liz/Archive_8#Why_was_this_page_deleted?. Any chance you can bring this matter to VP? _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 09:26, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus,

:My older archives are all messed up because of the bot archiving and I disabled it a few years ago. Now I handle that myself, manually.

:I'll look into your request. Just from the talk page requests I've received today, it looks like a busy weekend. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:06, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

::How about this weekend? I mean, it's not an urgent matter, but it would be good to get it done. I'd do it myself, but, well, you are an admin and you are involved with some admin procedures here, so it would look more serious if you started the VP dicussion, assuming I managed to convince you we have a problem :) _{Piotr Konieczny aka Prokonsul Piotrus| reply here} 05:01, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

Hi Liz, what’s the reasoning for having deleted the Talking Politics page please? 2A00:23C4:7318:E701:B534:CD2A:596:5C27 (talk) 11:08, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

And please could you reinstate the page? I can’t see why it would violate any of your policies. Thank you. 2A00:23C4:7318:E701:B534:CD2A:596:5C27 (talk) 11:19, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, 2A00:23C4:7318:E701:B534:CD2A:596:5C27,

:The reason for deletion was listed in the deletion tag at the talk of Talking Politics. If you go into the page history, you can see what the PROD statement says.

:As a contested PROD, I have restored the article for you. Please know that it can still be tagged for deletion and taken to WP:AFD so you might want to address the deletion rationale stated in the PROD tag. Thank you. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:11, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

Kindly asking you to undelete :Category:All WikiProject Cyprus pages. {{tl2|WikiProject Cyprus}} is no longer marked as inactive and emits this category again. – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 12:18, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Finnusertop.

:Just to confirm, do you mean the assessment categories? I can take care of that today or tomorrow. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:04, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

::I meant just :Category:All WikiProject Cyprus pages. Assessment categories seem to be set up correctly already. – Finnusertop (talk ⋅ contribs) 23:11, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

These links should not have been deleted per WP:REDLINK as the topics are notable, even if the pages were sock creations. Many of the links were my doing and not the socks. (t · c) buidhe 16:34, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Buidhe,

:It's not possible with the unlinking tool to see who created the links. I generally assume that articles that are being deleted through our deletion processes (CSD, PROD, AFD) will not be recreated. But I will seek out the links for these article and undo my edits where I can. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:02, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

Hi Liz. Recently you deleted an article on the book Sexual Heretics under criterion G5. Could you please restore it (either to mainspace or to draftspace)? Cheers, gnu57 16:51, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, gnu,

:I have restored this article for you. I think a way for it to avoid a future CSD G5 deletion is for there to be substantive edits to it (like contributing content, not adding a category) from other editors. In this article's case it was two sockpuppets, User:QueenofBithynia and User:AFreshStart, who had contributed the bulk of the content to that page.

:Our project's viewpoint on restoring pages deleted because of sockpuppetry is a little murky. I have had some editors state to me that they would be "responsible for" an article created by a sockpuppet if the article could be restored. It's not clear what it means to be responsible for an article but I checked with another admin who thought that could be grounds for restoring the article. I think I'll start a discussion about this at WT:CSD. Editors have very strong feelings about sockpuppets and deleting or reverting their work but I have deleted articles that were otherwise okay and it seemed unfortunate that they were to be deleted. Good luck. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:57, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

{{You've got mail}}

Hi, I'm PHI WIKI 2022 (Pierre-Olivier), and I would like to request the undeletion of this draft deleted under CSD G13.

20:45, 13 September 2021 Liz talk contribs deleted page Draft:Miles Greenberg (G13: Abandoned draft or AfC submission – If you wish to retrieve it, please see WP:REFUND/G13) Tag: Twinkle (thank)

Please restore the page so that I can make edits to it. Thank you. PHI WIKI 2022 (talk) 19:27, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

Hi Liz ! On September 13th, I created with another account the page for Miles Greenberg. I thought creating the page only in English was ok. I may created my account in French (since I'm in Montréal, Québec, Canada) by default. Miles is an artist and colleague of mine who wants a Wikipedia page.

Is it possible to retrieve his page ? I'm new to Wikipedia and the work to complete a page with all the notices is pretty long for me. If not, do I need to recreate a new page with this new account in English ? How I can make sure that the page I'm creating is only in English not to have this problem a second time ?

Thank you for your help,

Pierre-Olivier

:Hello, Pierre-Olivier,

:It looks like this article has been restored for you at WP:REFUND. Good luck with it...he looks like an interesting artist. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:51, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

:Hi Liz,

:I do not see Miles Greenberg's page... PHI WIKI 2022 (talk) 20:30, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

Liz!

While I have retired from article editing, I still keep my hand in talk page stuff at times. And when I retired, the GfA page was one of my major concerns; I'm glad it has good hands looking at it.

If I recall correctly, the SPA editor you are dealing with came into play very shortly after a known-paid editor, User:Mckaylagrace, left editing, and has been doing similarly promotional edits. There is a frequent talking up of GFA projects, often using either direct GFA sources or places that ran their press releases. I see that one of the bits that you excised from KPY's page was sourced to GFA's lawyers, so not a "third party" source we seek. If you have time, check all the sources and see what they're using; I know that there have been at least some problematic insertions since I left editing, but haven't always kept a tight eye to see what might have been undone.

There is a bit of that problem with some of what you have been reinserting. I haven't gone over everything in detail, but there were entire paragraphs sourced to the lawsuit websites. While those sites are reliable for their own statements, being non-third-party sites, they don't give you WP:DUE -- that the statement they're quoting is really of significance. That is actually reasonable to question.

When you're doing likely re-reverts, start a talk page discussion. This will have several advantages; if there's ever accusations of edit warring, you can point out that you tried to discuss matters. It leaves a clearer record of what was going on in some ways than the mere edit summaries do.

Thanks for asking for my input, and good editing to you!

--New Jersey-born Nat Gertler (talk) 22:41, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Nat Gertler,

:Another New Jerseyite! Well, I greatly appreciate you taking a look at the article. I'll go over it more carefully on the weekend when I have more free time to check out individual sources. I would hate to have restored improperly sourced content but the edits removed looked like such a hatchet job, I was concerned that any content critical of the organization had been taken out. I just did some reading on their recent lawsuits and how they had to pay back donors which does tarnish their image. But I'll remove anything that is inappropriate.

:It looks like you have gone 10 rounds in the ring with representatives from some of these religious groups and received your share of threats. I'm sorry that happened. But a Wikipedia article is the public face for many organizations, even more than their own websites, so I can see why they would want to control or at least influence the article content.

:I appreciate you taking some time to look this article over. I can take it from here. Enjoy your retirement! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:49, 18 November 2022 (UTC)

Like all of the other subcategories in {{cl|Singlechart usages}}, it's autogenerated by the use of a template, and I created it because the use of that template had caused it to show up on Special:WantedCategories -- but because it's autogenerated, there was no way to simply remove it from the article, and just leaving it as a permanent speedbump on WantedCategories was a non-starter, so creating it was the only possible option. Since there's absolutely no way to tell when it might come back again, I'm of the opinion that it should be in the "maintenance categories that are kept for maintenance purposes even if it's empty" file, though none of its siblings are tagged with the {{tl|Possibly empty category}} template. All in all, I don't really care one way or the other; I created it because it was showing up as a redlink on the WantedCategories list and had to be cleared somehow, but I don't know nearly enough about Maltese record charts to have the foggiest guess as to whether there's any prospect of it returning in the future. Bearcat (talk) 03:52, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Bearcat,

:Thank you for taking the time to explain. What, you don't track Maltese popular music? Yes, it sounds like a case for what I call "the empty cat tag". I was told years ago that "Tracking categories" should never be deleted but I've come across ones that really aren't being used and I don't expect them to be used. I'll tag the page. Thanks again for the explanation. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 04:02, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

Hey Liz, since ITV the channel in the United Kingdom has changed its name back to ITV1, I thought that you would do a pageswap between the redirect pages of ITV +1 and ITV1 +1 because the timeshift service of ITV1 also changed it’s name back to ITV1 +1. From Bas. Bassie f (talk) 04:56, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Bassie f,

:I'm not familiar with the subject so I don't understand what you are asking me to do with a "pageswap". What page should be moved to what page title? Thanks. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 04:58, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

::Both redirect pages currently target ITV1#ITV +1, so ITV +1 should be moved to ITV1 +1 and vice versa. Bassie f (talk) 05:03, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

:::You want a WP:Round-robin page swap. But they are both redirects, so I don't see any benefit in bothering to do that. – Fayenatic London 15:51, 19 November 2022 (UTC) (TPS)

::::The ITV +1 redirect page used to be called ITV1 +1 until Unreal7 moved it to ITV +1 in 2013. That’s why I’m requesting this WP:Round-robin page swap since ITV +1 has changed back to ITV1 +1 Bassie f (talk) 19:58, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

Category:Wikipedians who have received a Teahouse invitation through AfC

:Man it feels weird seeing this on an admin's page. — Python Drink (talk) 21:29, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

::Hello, Python Drink,

::Oh, I have a lot of declined AFC notices for articles I didn't write. I spend much of the day reviewing expiring drafts and if one looks particular promising or perhaps notable, I submit it for AFC review, especially if the draft creator is long gone and won't be around to do it themselves. So, I'm a draft submitter rather than a draft creator. I have had a few drafts that have been accepted and despite my mediocre success rate, I think it's better to get a few good ones into main space rather than have them slip into the gigantic trash incinerator that is Wikipedia's Deletion log. I leave the declined notifications up for transparency's sake and to remind me in case I get a sudden urge to want to improve a draft. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:52, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

Hi! I placed a speedy deletion tag on Burale as it (in my opinion) makes no credible claim of significance, and I just noticed that you removed it. Could you help me understand your reasoning; what is the credible claim of significance in that article? I outlined my reasoning for requesting Speedy Deletion here, and I'm unsure where I went wrong. I largely based my argument (and understanding of the matter) on WP:CCOS.

Thanks for your time :) Actualcpscm (talk) 12:44, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Actualcpscm,

:Sorry for the delay in responding. There were a couple of factors that caused me to remove the CSD tag. This was the third time this article had been tagged for speedy deletion recently and the fact that it was untagged meant that other admins or editors didn't think speedy deletion was appropriate for this article. Retagging an article on the same grounds after it has been untagged is often not successful.

:Second, I independently thought there was a credible claim of significance for this individual which is a lower bar than notability.

:Finally, speedy deletion is a deletion process that is made for uncontroversial, obvious quick deletion decisions that, basically, any admin would agree on. Typically articles that are deleted through speedy deletion just disappear without anyone knowing that they ever existed except for the page creator. They are commonly recently created articles. This article has existed since 2006 and I don't think CSD is a process that should be used for long-standing articles that have stood the test of time. I recommend using WP:PROD or WP:AFD as this gives other editors the chance to look the article over and perhaps restore it to the best version of itself. Or, there might be a consensus that the subject is not notable, has never been notable and should be deleted. If this was the case and I was looking over an expired PROD or an AFD discussion, I would delete the article.

:So, bottom line is, it was the fact that the article had been untagged multiple times and the fact that you chose CSD as a deletion process over other forms of deletion that would allow a review. I hope this explains things better. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:10, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

WP:RED heavily emphasizes this point:

{{tq|Only remove red links if you are certain that Wikipedia should not have an article on that subject.}}

After a deletion discussion with consensus such as those at WP:AFD, the general assumption is that the community has decided there should not be a Wikipedia article on that subject (with rare exceptions such as WP:TNT).

However, with speedy deletion it's usually the exact opposite: the issue is not the subject, but the article itself. Furthermore, it is decided by a single administrator and not the community, so there is certainly no consensus that Wikipedia should not have an article on that subject. Modernponderer (talk) 14:28, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

:Yeah that's a guideline and not a policy. Having seen the massive amounts of shit that is created and then CSD get rid of the red links, not sitting around for the day that the garage band is notable or could be notable. You may not like it but plenty of editors here feel different. Unbroken Chain (talk) 15:08, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

::I don't know which removals have annoyed Modernponderer, but let me suggest some examples for what should or shouldn't be removed. If, say, Beechnut Records was created about a small record label, and then speedily deleted as promotional & giving no grounds of notability, them it would be right to completely remove entries about it from list pages such as Beechnut (disambiguation) and List of record labels, because there is no indication that these entries deserve to be there. However, links to the page from articles on bands who used that label should be left alone, because Special:WhatLinksHere/Beechnut_Records might be useful in finding sufficient material to build a worthwhile article, and meanwhile it also provides one way to navigate between slightly-related articles. – Fayenatic London 15:46, 19 November 2022 (UTC) (WP:TPS)

::User:Unbroken Chain, you are completely wrong about guidelines. Wikipedia:Policies and guidelines both have community consensus, which means if you do not follow a policy or guideline you risk being blocked. You on the other hand have expressed the opinion of a minority of editors, which does NOT have community consensus (and any editor who tries to "force" such an opinion onto Wikipedia may be blocked for that). Modernponderer (talk) 15:50, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

:::So far no one is rushing to agree with you...In fact another great example is cited by Fayenatic. The only one trying to force anything here is you...Unbroken Chain (talk) 15:53, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

::::Whether someone agrees with me here is utterly irrelevant. If you refuse to follow a guideline, you will be blocked. Period. Modernponderer (talk) 16:00, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

::::User:Modernponderer, I missed the most important part of your post, my apologies. My interpretation only deals with subjects that are clearly not notable (massive amounts of shit). I have myself created redlinks in articles I was writing and noted I would be expanding shortly. I read that an thought you meant ALL redlinks. The blocking stuff was an over the top reaction IMO. Unbroken Chain (talk) 16:01, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

Hi Liz, I clarified the indecent exposure charge and some other claims to align with what sources state. When you have a moment, I would like to get your thoughts and have no issue with further changes. I also posted a note on the talk page. S0091 (talk) 17:13, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

Hi Liz - could you look at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pratik Gauri (2nd nomination)? I reverted its improper closure, but I'm not sure I did it correctly (reverting AfD closures isn't something I do very often...).

To put you in the picture, I have established that all of the following accounts are socks of the same master: the article's author, its original AfD nominator, all of the accounts that !voted in the first time around, and all of the accounts that !voted 'keep' the second time, and the account that improperly closed the second discussion. Two other CUs have looked at the case we agree about the socking; it would be probably be eligible for G5, but since there are three delete votes from established accounts, I'd rather it were closed properly as a bulwark against its inevitable recreation. Girth Summit _(blether) 17:32, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

:Nevermind - Vanamonde closed it, no further action required. Girth Summit _(blether) 18:59, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

Hello Liz, I made a few NACs of delete AfDs and they require article deletions. Can you help me with the deletion? I am thinking I should not have closed items which require deletion. The two articles are NoirCon and List of prehistoric insects. Thanks much Bruxton (talk) 20:06, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Bruxton,

:No, you're right, you shouldn't have closed them. NAC closes with Keep, Speedy Keep, Redirect, Merge and No Consensus are fine but not Deletes. I'll check them out.

:Also, for some reason, I see editors doing NAC closures before the 7 day discussion period is over. Please wait those 7 days unless it is an obvious Speedy Keep. Doing an NAC closure and an early closure can result in a call to Deletion review which, believe me, is no fun at all. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 20:09, 19 November 2022 (UTC)

::Thank you for that help and information. Bruxton (talk) 15:37, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

Hello, {{u|Liz}}. I've marked this as unreviewed and added a CSD that might not work. Previously deleted by {{u|Whpq}} under G12; this seems poorly sourced, promotional, and might have [https://copypatrol.toolforge.org/en?filter=all&searchCriteria=page_exact&searchText=Film%20World&drafts=0&revision=1122863095 copyvios], though you've marked this as reviewed. Was that automatic or did you find more sources demonstrating notability? If so, if you could point these out that would be great. Many thanks! VickKiang (talk) 08:53, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

:Update: See User talk:Seffi ditch#November 2022. Thanks. VickKiang (talk) 21:21, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

::Hello, VickKiang,

::I was just looking this article over after seeing your original message. In my edit, I was responding to a different editor's CSD tag and removed it because I didn't think it fit the CSD criteria> Then you tagged it with a CSD with different criteria and User:Justlettersandnumbers was looking into whether or not there was copyrighted content on the article and then they turned the page into a redirect.

::When I originally untagged this article, I was just comparing it to the version it was supposed to be a copy of, I wasn't assessing the details of the sourcing. I patrol the CSD categories and my focus is on whether or not the CSD criteria is valid. I didn't intend to mark the article as "reviewed" because I didn't examine it the way NPP are taught to do. I guess it is automatically marked as "reviewed" if an experienced editor (maybe extended confirmed?) edits the page. I'm not sure how to bypass that technological aspect because I never went through NPP training and I'm sure you guys probably have a list of aspects of the article you are checking over. VickKiang, I know you are an extremely thorough editor and it's amazing how completely you have absorbed so many Wikipedia policies and guidelines in your time editing on the project.

::I will look over the discussion at Seffi ditch's talk page later, as I've had questions about some of their edits. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:35, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

:::Thank you for your detailed response. Might be because you are autopatrolled? Sometimes autopatrolled editors accept AfC drafts and these are automatically marked as reviewed. VickKiang (talk) 21:39, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

Hi, Liz. Just explaining my rationale for the move of the above article to Martin Smith (Delirious?). A brief look at Martin Smith shows two people that are English musicians with that name – therefore an article titled "Martin Smith (English musician)" is still ambiguous. One of these two people is Martin Smith (drummer), which we disambiguate with their main instrument. The Martin Smith currently at Martin Smith (English musician) doesn't appear to have a primary instrument, so we can use their primary band to disambiguate – there is precedent at this; see Alan White. Smith's primary band is Delirious?, so it is a valid page title and should include the question mark. Would be great to hear your thoughts. Thanks! MIDI (talk) 19:25, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, MIDI,

:I'll admit that I moved this article back before I thoroughly read the page and so I thought the (Delirious?) was a mistake on your part. I was in a bit of a rush and I can see now why you moved it to this title. However, I still think there should be a better title as if it confused me, it might confuse readers who probably wouldn't search for Martin Smith (Delirious?) for one of our Martin Smiths. I don't recall seeing many disambiguations that include a band's name in the page title, it is usually their occupation or birth year.

:How about Martin Smith (guitarist) or Martin Smith (vocalist)? What do you think? Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:43, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

::Going on the blurbs on the Martin Smith disambiguation page, I think "(vocalist)" could possibly apply to either Martin Smith (entertainer) or Martin Smith (English musician), so perhaps "(guitarist)" would be best? Or perhaps "(songwriter)"? MIDI (talk) 10:05, 23 November 2022 (UTC)

Hello Liz. I am requesting a Userification of Technological change in Maryland so I can edit it as a draft as you offered. Thank you. Invasive Spices (talk) 20 November 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Invasive Spices,

:{{done}} Looks like you got another admin to restore it so I just untagged the page and moved it to User:Invasive Spices/Technological change in Maryland. Good luck with the article. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:20, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

Hi Liz,

Are you familiar with Chatvod by any chance?

-IP person 50.109.155.4 (talk) 02:43, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, 50.109.155.4,

:No, I have no idea what or who this is but I look at hundreds of pages a day and so I need a reminder or two. Is it another editor? Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 02:59, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

::That was sonic fast. lol. Anyway, chatvod is a website, which ive mainly seen it used to be inserted into unblocked games websites as a chat room. the point is, There was an administrator on one of these customized chat rooms that had your name, and acted eerily similar to you. freaky. 50.109.155.4 (talk) 03:37, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

:::And thanks for responding. I kinda stopped asking questions for a while because the person would just remove it from their talk page. even if my question is relevant 50.109.155.4 (talk) 03:38, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

::::Well, that's me, I either respond immediately or it takes me a few days. In Western countries, Liz or Elizabeth is a fairly common name so I'm not surprised if someone else had it as a username. But it's not me! I hope the similarity is that they were a decent person...I don't remove messages from my talk page unless it is a personal attack. You can look over my talk page and archives and find plenty of complaints about me (but also barnstars!). It's about transparency. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:52, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

:::::Ok, thanks again. goodnight. 50.109.155.4 (talk) 04:43, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

{{Talkback|User talk:Qwerfjkl|Category:Ancient Egyptian Royal Seal-bearer|ts=17:06, 21 November 2022 (UTC)}}

Hi Liz,

I wanted to respond to your comment on the DRV without derailing that discussion by doing it there!

First, I think the work you do in deletion is very valuable, and generally beyond reproach. I hope that the DRV experience doesn't entirely put you off closing potentially-controversial deletion discussions. I suppose more than anything (except maybe RFA) DRV feels like personal criticism but as a DRV contributor I certainly don't intend it that way; it's about the process, not the people. I do think we could do a better job of remembering that closing admins are actually real people too and need to be treated with respect and and assumption of good faith (... and maybe even ... kindness?)

Thparkth (talk) 21:02, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Thparkth,

:That is very kind of you to say. To be honest, I've had worse experiences at other Deletion reviews I've been a part of where the discussion wasn't about the deletion decision it became about me. Some of the time, it becomes open season on an admin. There's just an editor here that comes to every review on a deletion decision I've made to imply I'm incompetent and it gets tiresome. Like a bad penny, they always show up. And to that particular editor who is reading this now, please move on, okay? Life is too short to have grudges on a collaborative editing project. And please tear up that list you are keeping with every mistake I've ever made on it. We're on the same side here.

:The interesting thing, Thparkth, is that I've made other close calls at AFD where I thought either the nominator or an editor advocating Keep would bring the decision to be reviewed and it didn't turn out that way. But decisions that I think are pretty uncontroversial get referred to DRV. So, you never know. It's just strange, I've been an admin for 7 years and I never had a case come to deletion review in all of that time until 2022. But this year, I think I've been brought there 5 or 6 times. I don't think I've changed since 2015, if anything I'm a better admin than I was. But you live and learn and try not to make the same mistake a second time, that's my takeaway. Thanks again for your kindness. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:50, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

The paid editor who used to be handling Gospel for Asia continues editing on either client accounts... such as [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Samuel_Rodriguez&curid=39193037&diff=1123097234&oldid=1112514158 today's addition] of an Amazon sales link to an article (as well as claims of Amazon #1 category best-seller status -- if you don't know Amazon has many thousands of microcategories and updates sales charts hourly, so even if it were documented, categorical #1 is not notable, and can often be rigged with the purchase of a handful of books in the same hour.) --Nat Gertler (talk) 22:34, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Nat,

:I reverted that edit and left them a warning. Thanks for keeping an eye out for this kind of covert advertising. At least they do have a COI statement on their User page. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:57, 21 November 2022 (UTC)

::Thanks! (Sorry if it seems odd to just shuttle something like that off to you, but I'm trying to maintain this retirement. I suspect you know how much of life Wikipedia editing can take up.) --Nat Gertler (talk) 00:07, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

:::No problem, Nat. I've taken two WikiBreaks, first 6 months off in my first year and then two years off while I battled cancer, moved cross-country and did some coursework. My attitude to editors who retire is that we miss your expertise and please participate if you choose to, in what way you choose to. Thanks again. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 00:11, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

I didint know how to word it so my point was clear. Pretty much I wanted the islands in the vintage article to be deleted for the reasons i stated in the AFD. I didnt mean the sections I meant the articles that linked to those sections like La Vingtaine des Marais under Grouville in the Vingtaine page. Thats what I meant. `~HelpingWorld~` ^(👽🛸) 00:12, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

31 hours for trolling in support of abuse of addictive and dangerous and illegal drugs? That seems exceptionally lenient to me. Cullen328 (talk) 03:13, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Cullen328,

:Well, I guess there remains in me the hope that editors who do vandalism in their first hour of being an editor can be turned around when they see we mean business. I doubt they will even return in 31 hours. But if it continues, the second block will be indefinite. They've been warned.

:You have full right to mock me if my leniency is unrewarded. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:20, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

:I do not mock my colleagues, Liz. I just felt that sterner measures were justified, but you beat me to the block button by a few seconds. Cullen328 (talk) 03:24, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

::I am kind of a reluctant blocker of editors unless they are obvious vandals or sockpuppets. We have a constant need for new editors and I KNOW that some of our current editors were originally disruptive editors so I hope the shock of a short block will make them realize this isn't a place to screw around. But I'm wrong more often than right. There are plenty of admins who are quick on the block button so I just try to balance them out. And I stay away from unblock requests because I'm likely to grant them and then realize later that some folks don't take advantage of a second or third chances. I do less harm in letting those admins who are better judges of character and protestations of reform than I am handle them. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:34, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

Please restore the deleted material under the redirect. Thanks, Jclemens (talk) 06:00, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Jclemens,

:This might take a few minutes. There are almost 800 edits to this page. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 06:04, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

::Thanks for your awesomely fast response. Alternatively, please just restore the PRODded article. I was trying to figure out why I couldn't find an AfD... and so just reviewed the logs. I'm not impressed that the article was PRODded in the first place; thank you for the courtesy of creating a redirect. Jclemens (talk) 06:06, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

:::Well, you are lucky! I either respond immediately to talk page requests or not...there are still some people waiting for help from the weekend that I haven't gotten to yet. It is easiest to just restore all of the edits than selectively go through and pick out just the edits you want restored so I did them all. Good luck with it. That reminds me, I need to relist some links that were unlinked after the PROD deletion. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 06:09, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

::::Normally, someone sees those and de-prods them before they get to the expiration phase. Unfortunately, the fictional character wasn't entitled "Sally Carrera (Cars)" so it was not obvious that this was a fictional element that had appeared in multiple media over 15 years or so. Again, thank you for your superlative responsiveness. Jclemens (talk) 06:17, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

Hi - I just noticed that you closed Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/ChicagoPride.com (2nd nomination) as delete. Apparently no one could find any sources for the topic. I just did a quick search for the website on [https://www.proquest.com ProQuest] though, and found several examples of major news outlets discussing the website. I'm not sure if those examples would necessarily meet the criteria of providing significant coverage, as most of them seem to simply be news articles quoting or citing something from ChicagoPride.com. But there is [https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/gay-friendly-chicago-gets-exposure-on-tv/docview/259174168/se-2?accountid=196403 this article] from the Chicago Sun-Times, which describes that the website was featured on a travel show at one point.

I don't actually know a lot about this topic and wouldn't have any intention of working on the ChicagoPride.com article if it were restored. But I did feel it was worth noting that at least some news coverage of the topic does exist and seems to have been overlooked during the AfD process. Jpcase (talk) 15:52, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

Hello liz, you recently deleted one of my drafts for being a hoax. I was writting a page about the micronation of pantonia. If its okay, I would like a few things. Fistly, would it be okay if you could give me a detailed description of the reason my draft was deleted? Secondly, I dont see how my micronation was a hoax, as it is very much the real deal, or maybe you dont know what a micronation is? But you seem like a very experienced wikipedia editor so you probably do know what it is. I clearly states on multiple parts of the website that Pantonia was a Micronation, also, a draft is a draft and if there was anything there that made you think it was a hoax like the references or some of the descriptions of Pantonian regions. I actually just copied my old page from Microwiki and gave it a masive revamp, so there might still be some weird stuff on there. I published the draft because I wanted to save my work, and it was also 3 AM for me and i needed some sleep. And thirdly, I did forget to save my work locally, and I personally think I put in quite a lot of work and especially into the info box. If you decided that you wont recover my draft, it would be very nice if you could send me the sorce code so i can have everything I wrote. Im sorry for bothering you, and I hope i havent sounded too mean in my message, and I hope you have a good day and that I could also get my source code back and maybe even get my draft brought back, Thanks alot! Alejandrochezboi (talk) 16:49, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

{{You've got mail}}

Alejandrochezboi (talk) 19:45, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

I'm not sure if this needs a rev/del?

[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chris_Glen&diff=prev&oldid=1123246241]

Thanks, Knitsey (talk) 20:30, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Knitsey,

:{{done}} Thanks for catching that so fast. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 20:35, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

::No problem. Knitsey (talk) 20:36, 22 November 2022 (UTC)

[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Balenciaga&diff=1123390777&oldid=1123334474]

And

[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Balenciaga&diff=1123391468&oldid=1123390777]

I wasn't sure but I'm assuming this might need rev/del?

Thanks, Knitsey (talk) 15:22, 23 November 2022 (UTC)

What did you make of the rationale I posted at Talk:John Atoms? pbp 23:46, 23 November 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Purplebackpack89,

:I didn't know you created this redirect. I didn't recognize the username and thought it was someone playing a prank or trying to make a bad pun. I'll restore the page but I think it might be taken to RFD. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:50, 23 November 2022 (UTC)

Why did you delete the Michael Sugrue Page? 185.130.156.212 (talk) 09:39, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

:I have learnt a lot about the way you wikipedia editors operate after looking into this. One professor arguing for the deletion of another professor's page. The underbelly of this site is very strange indeed. 185.130.156.212 (talk) 09:55, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

I can't request Wiktionary redirects on WP:AFC/R without an automatic declining. Can you recreate the page "Septopus" for me. 2601:584:101:80B0:9823:18EE:B9B6:DFAF (talk) 23:13, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

:Liz, see Wikipedia:Sockpuppet investigations/Endingsesame. They've been using the /64 range to evade their block for ages.-- Ponyo^{bons mots} 23:23, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

Just wondering if you could close Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tropical Storm Danny (2021) because the consensus is clearly keep. Thanks!

Hurricane Chandler (talk) 23:45, 24 November 2022 (UTC)

So my main IP range that I use Wikipedia on is 104.235.0.0/16, which is blocked due to a long history of vandalism. Can you revoke talk page access for the whole range? One of those IP's is going to make an extremely disruptive and sexual unblock request at some point tomorrow. Im pretty sure they will use multiple IPs on that range too. I dont want you and other admins to waste your time dealing with that. In case its suspicious that I know this, the person planning this literally just told me on discord an hour ago. I've tried convincing them to stop but they think its "funny". Im tired of the nonsense. Anyway... yeah. Get back to me if you can, cya. 50.103.194.7 (talk) 06:42, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

:Never mind. Looks like they changed their mind, since its 15 minutes to midnight. 50.103.194.7 (talk) 05:46, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

Thank you for moving User:Wakelamp:WP communication issues. I stuffed up again when moving this page from mainspace to userspace, thank you for fixing it. VickKiang (talk) 09:21, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, VickKiang,

:No problem. I actually deleted it before I understood what the page was. I had deleted a few other "nonexistent user pages" tonight and that's where my mind went when I saw it. Now, it's 1:30 am so I should head to bed. G'night. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 09:30, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

[https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ben_Foster_(footballer)&diff=prev&oldid=1123797191] per WP:RD2. Dr.Pinsky (talk) 19:20, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Dr.Pinsky,

:{{done}} Thanks for catching that. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:29, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

::Thank you Liz. Hope you are doing well. Dr.Pinsky (talk) 17:14, 27 November 2022 (UTC)

Can you close Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Tropical Storm Colin (2022)? The consensus is keep (I counted 8 keeps, 5 merges, and one neutral) Lilac Trench (talk) 23:27, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Lilac Trench,

:AFDs are not a matter of counting votes. A closer has to weigh all of the arguments each editor makes and when I looked at that AFD today, I didn't have the time to consider all of the opinions put forth. I was leaving the closure to someone who might have more time or knowledge about weather-related subjects. But I'll look at it again tonight. Opinion was so divided in this discussion that it might be relisted. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:32, 25 November 2022 (UTC)

An editor has asked for a deletion review of :Belgians in France. 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. – The Grid (talk) 05:12, 26 November 2022 (UTC)

{{u|Liz}}, thank you for deleting this page, which was as a result of User:Larona Ignisious Seditse's move of {{u|WaddlesJP13}}'s user page. I was going to notify the user when I get back to editing, but you've already done it, so thanks! VickKiang (talk) 08:42, 27 November 2022 (UTC)

{{You've got mail}} Hpm h (talk) 23:24, 27 November 2022 (UTC)

:Dear Liz, I've answered your email.

:{{ygm}} Hpm h (talk) 14:19, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

Hi Liz. I wonder if you had the time to check my email? Hpm h (talk) 21:06, 5 December 2022 (UTC)

Dear Liz

I wonder if you had the time to check your email? {{ygm}}

All the best Hpm h (talk) 10:55, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

Is it required to post a notice of a speedy deletion on a user's talk page even if the editor in question is deceased? Just curious. --Kansas Bear (talk) 01:22, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Kansas Bear,

:The quick answer is "No". But how would you know that the editor is deceased? Using Twinkle, I just always post a user talk page notice every time I tag or delete a page, I don't check the status of an editor and whether or not they are alive or blocked. It's simpler than evaluating each page on a case-by-case basis.

:But if you didn't post a user talk page notice given the fact that an editor is no longer living or is indefinitely blocked, well, I think you're okay. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 01:25, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

::Interesting. OK. I was just curious. --Kansas Bear (talk) 01:27, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

An editor has asked for a deletion review of :Savings Account (2022 film). 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. VickKiang (talk) 02:31, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

• Comment. After you closed [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Savings_Account_(2022_film)&diff=1123987424&oldid=1123195449&diffmode=source this], {{u|DareshMohan}} started a deletion review. As per DRV step 3, {{tq|Inform the editor who closed the deletion discussion by adding the following on their user talk page}} is required so I'm leaving this notice just in case. Thanks. VickKiang (talk) 02:31, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

I noticed you weighed in on a user talk page about some of their edits and wanted your input on this newly-created article. I *think* they should have put in attribution on the new page as the content was from the Alexander Hamilton article (though they did - sort of - mention the attribution here -> https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alexander_Hamilton&diff=prev&oldid=1124299844. Wanted to get some input on the situation because of massive reverts on all their List of memorials... Thanks, Shearonink (talk) 19:36, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Shearonink,

:The editor did mention the Alexander Hamilton article when they created the new article but I did an edit to it where I made the attribution clearer. As for their many edits to the Hamilton article, it looks as if they are being reviewed by another editor and some of them have been reverted. I'll review their contribution history a bit later. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:41, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

::Thank you - I saw their attribution but it seemed to me that perhaps it could have been a mite clearer plus was concerned that the edit summary would disappear into the mists of time/the parent article's edit history. Cheers, Shearonink (talk) 22:33, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

:::Well, with these issues, it's better to be explicit. Thank you for noticing this and alerting me. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:39, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

Hello. Can you please undelete :Category:1969 disestablishments in the Philippines? First term of the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos has been recently categorized under it. Thanks. Sanglahi86 (talk) 21:18, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Sanglahi86,

:{{done}} That's an easy fix to do. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:35, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

Hi Liz. I recently removed a {{tl|Cleanup bare URLs}} tag from Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) as I did not see any bare URLs and I had recently been working on filling out some of the existing refs more fully (although I don't think any of them were originally bare to begin with when I started working on them). I noticed that you restored the tag here: Special:Diff/1124524759. I reviewed the article again, but still don't see any bare URLs remaining. Can you help by pointing out where any bare URLs are in that article so that I can try to fill them out? Thanks. – Archer1234 (talk) 05:00, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Archer1234,

:Well, that was my mistake then. I found an editor, Crompton editz, who created some hoax articles and I was reverting some of their edits. I thought this was one of their edits. So, please, just revert me. Sorry about that. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 05:04, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

::No problem. Thanks for the prompt reply. – Archer1234 (talk) 05:12, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

Well, I guess it is very simple to just remove something... but, for someone that tries to copy someone else and get it in the same format it is not that simple. Specially when you work with a page, you edit it and before you are even done it gets refused. Well, maybe because Ira Myy Palapos dont have a fancy exam.. maybe because she now only have her second research published... and maybe only because she is a girl... I hope that it was because we didnt know how to use the Wikipedia editor - maybe in the future there will be an easier tool/GUI to work with... who knows.. IMC CMC (talk) 08:48, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

File:Boer Goat (8742860752).jpg

Thanks for killing my typo :)

Fred Gandt · talk · contribs 09:11, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for deleting my redundant modules too 😊 Fred Gandt · talk · contribs 17:38, 8 February 2023 (UTC)

Reading back, I am surprised by the strength of my assertations that, from aerials, there was evidence of a railroad between Ash Fork and Cucamonga Junction. The historical society corrected me several days ago, even as they confirmed the existence of the settlement, and I wish to strike through my origial interpretations.

I would also appreciate instruction on the policies for citing interviews of witnesses to the community. I will try to get them to direct me to print sources. IveGoneAway (talk) IveGoneAway (talk) 13:11, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

Please, delete it soon.

Greetings, Carigval.97 (talk), 29 November 2022.

:I got it done. - UtherSRG (talk) 16:50, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

::Thanks, UtherSRG. Once again, I was asleep. Thanks for being a talk page stalker. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:49, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

Liz.. thanks for your patience and for moving the Invision Community discussion forward. I answered your question in a "wishy washy" way - What does it cost Wikipedia to have an article someone else thinks is important? I would suggest doing what you think is correct. PS you got a goat; all I have is cookies! Flibbertigibbets (talk) 00:20, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

:+1. This discussion is no doubt going to be a close one to call. My own views are constantly evolving as arguments are brought forth. However you decide to close this, I know it’ll be the right thing. :) ◇HelenDegenerate◆ 03:46, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

::Well, that's flattering, Flibbertigibbets and HelenDegenerate. But I've been called to Wikipedia:Deletion review several times this year and it almost always about having a personal opinion about a close. Considering that I delete a lot of articles I think could be kept, I don't see myself as Supervoting but that's how some editors have seen it. What I've learned is that it's all about how I word a closure rationale which I think is why so many closers just rely on simple "Keep" and "Delete" statements.

::But I appreciate your vote of confidence. Thank you both for your contributions to the project. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:55, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

:::Liz, I might change to keep.. just to make your job harder.. (per the "rules" the votes up or down are just to provide you with context and argument, to give the articles an opportunity to improve, they are looking for a thinking person to organize information and make a decision)

:::As a new editor I came to the conclusion (for me personally) that it was just too easy to vote up or down on something.

:::The right thing for me to do personally is to seek to improve the article no matter the vote of keep or delete. In my talk page I bucked the rules with a (soap-boxy) observation that "playing emperor" comes with a responsibility to actually do something tangible.

:::AS to changing opinion based on the presentation facts (or other opinions); it's usually a sign of critical thinking or thinkers..

:::I ran into Isaac Asimov as a young adult in 1983; when I asked him for advice for dealing with the future he suggested (paraphrase) "don't let technology make you into a Robot." So yeah.. thinking people should have personal opinions and revise them as needed. A personal hero Buckminster Fuller, who I never met, suggested in his writings that "truth or fact" could only be ascertained in a narrow band of science (provable fact being a rare thing). Another Asimov quote, it might be heretical, “Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'”

:::I really liked this User:Beyond My Ken/Thoughts because it demonstrated to me that someone was really thinking; there has to be more thinking and fewer robots!

:::Flibbertigibbets (talk) 04:31, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

Please return the English page about the Alley of Angels in Donetsk, because it is an important memorial for the Russian and the Ukrainian people. We deeply regret the innocent children who suffered 8 years from the Ukrainian Government and we believe the page should be returned. Thank you — Preceding unsigned comment added by Olesya12345 (talk • contribs) 12:38, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

Why did you delete this wikipedia page?

Can you please restore it?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alley_of_Angels Sfree014 (talk) 09:09, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

:{{ping|Sfree014}} This was deleted as a result of this discussion. - UtherSRG (talk) 12:34, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

::Hello, UtherSRG,

::I'm giving you 20% of my admin salary for answering questions on my talk page that get posted in the middle of the night while I'm sleeping! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:29, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

:::(and if it's not obvious, that's a joke. i need all my pay ;-) Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:31, 30 November 2022 (UTC))

::::Dammit.... UtherSRG (talk) 21:59, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

:::Wheee! I'm rich! - UtherSRG (talk) 21:59, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

What can be discussed? Is there such a monument in Donetsk? Yes. This is a monument to the children who died as a result of the civil war. Why was this page removed? What's the difference, Russian sources or not? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ekurin (talk • contribs) 15:25, 3 December 2022 (UTC)

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Hello Liz,

I noticed that you were one of the two admins who deleted the page Chanale. I would like to continue editing the article in order to improve it for eventual re-review through AfC. I have the last article code copied from before the deletion, but do not wish for its history, including its original creator and editors to be lost. As such, I was wondering if there is a way to return the article to draft space, so it can receive further updates, and maintain its history. Is this possible?

Thank you kindly, GreenEli (talk) 16:52, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, GreenEli,

:I have restored this article and moved it to Draft space. You can find it at Draft:Chanale. I know it can be tiresome to go through AFC but if you move it directly back into main space without an AFC review, the page will be tagged for speedy deletion, CSD G4, and it is unlikely to be restored a second time. So, please take some time, review comments made during the AFD discusion and try to address the editors' concerns. Good luck! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:24, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

::Thank you, Liz,

::I'll work my way through the process as best I can. I'm not looking to get around things. When I moved it into the main space, I thought that it was ready to go once I'd made the edits I had after picking it up. It just turns out that was not the case in the eyes of the editors/admins who nominated it for deletion, and they did not agree with my points of defense. I'll do my best to improve the article before moving it to AfC.

::Thanks again, and Happy Holidays, GreenEli (talk) 16:12, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

thanks for the clean up. Thought I'd found all the redirects. Have a great day Star Mississippi 21:17, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Star Mississippi,

:No problem, the pages just showed up on the Broken Redirects list maintained by AnomieBot III. "

:But a lottery website? It's hard to see how there can be an article about that subject that isn't advertising. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:27, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

::I agree, it has virtually no chance at mainspace based on sourcing I didn't find. For the moment it's protected to stop the repeated moves and allow for proper AfC assessment. Star Mississippi 23:04, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

:::You know, Star Mississippi, if you are feeling particularly wise and judicious, there is a complicated and fraught WWII-related AFD to close on today's list. And one about Shakira that is less fraught but I commented on the discussion so I am abstaining for the closure.

:::As for myself, I'm getting tired of going to Deletion review on a monthly basis so I'm tackling the low-hanging fruit. I guess I need more time helping out at AFD for my closures to carry more gravitas and weight. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:33, 30 November 2022 (UTC)

::::I got a lot of the low hanging fruit in terms of redirects this morning, so it was time to pay the piper with the Canadian Nazi monument discussion. I must be tired - I found that easier to assess than Shakira. Star Mississippi 03:29, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

::::::Well, good for you! Thank you and may your talk page be free from blowback. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:38, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

:::::::I'm almost positive that one will go to DRV, hence my closing disclaimer. NOt because of how I closed it, but I think any close was headed there. Star Mississippi 03:51, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

::::::::I completely agree! I know it will go to DRV and I've already been there once this month, I'm trying to limit my appearances there as some folks use it as an opportunity to unload on you. Hence, my reluctance at diving into controversial AFD discussions. I also stayed away from AFDs regarding football players for a few months before that world quieted down and became less of a battlefield. I'm ever grateful for the few admins who don't close a lot of discussions but who take the few ones that are most heated and divided. And when I read their decisions, they make things seem so clear. I've been doing this for 7 years but I still have much to learn. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 04:05, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

:::::::::I am a sports fan, but I HATE the sports AfDs for several reasons: consensus is clear as mud on athlete notability, way too much "Keep/Delete per X" without any reasoning and everyone is burned out so there's too often not enough input to establish consensus. I think I'm at DRV twice right now, just took myself (err, the discussion) to AN to get it closed since it was open since mid October. ANI, DRV simultaneously is definitely something I don't want to revisit. But we survive the crazy and are somehow still here. I'll take care of Shakira tomorrow if no one gets there first. Star Mississippi 04:22, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

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• Wikipedia:Deletion_review/Log/2022_November_8

To start off with, no chance I'm closing that DRV.

I read your comments, and I so understand the feeling.

Looking around and seeing so many "closers" who only close the obvious, or just count "votes", can be disenheartening, to be sure.

And kudos to you for stepping up and closing the challenging ones.

I've also been caught in the sometimes catch-22 of "try to add more to the close to explain your close". There are days that I wonder even if a certified (certifiable?) lawyer could come up with the right text to say - "This close is a result of the discussion and per policy/guideline/common practice assessment, per Wikipedia:Consensus, and here's what everyone said..." Or sumptin'

So with all that said, please don't stop doing the good work you do.

And not that it means overly that much (merely being from a single Wikipedian - me) but here, a token of esteem:

Thank you.

I hope that you're having an awesome day : ) - jc37 13:51, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

So apparently they added this barnstar option last year. I think it's fair to say that you've more than earned this over the years : )

Thanks again : ) - jc37 13:54, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

:Wow, thank you, jc37. I appreciate it. But I actually just moved into closing AFD discussions in January 2022 when it seemed like the area could use a few more admins helping out there. But it's now part of my daily routine. My goal in 2023 is to have fewer appearances at DRV but, in some cases, even when the opinions are unanimous, someone can object to a discussion close. So, I can work on doing a better job and leave more articulate closing statements but there are some divided closures that you know will be contested, regardless of how it is closed. It's important not to take criticism personally, even when it gets personal. We are all a work-in-progress. As is Wikipedia. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:15, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

Hi there, I've seen you using my query. Thanks! I'd just like to let you know I have a slightly updated version at quarry:query/68613 that excludes those weird IPs with the xxx at the end, if you'd be interested in forking and using this one instead.

I'd also like to plug the bigger version at quarry:query/68085 that includes subpages and talk pages. I've noticed often times users will also mistakenly create or move pages to subpages or talk pages of non-existent users and these pages won't be caught by the above query. If you ever have the urge or find yourself with nothing better to do, it would be awesome if we could eventually churn through the current ~1400 results so we can better keep track of this issue. If not, no big deal!

Thanks! Uhai (talk) 14:34, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Uhai,

:I guess it would have been nice to alert you to me using it. I've forked queries from other folks and used them but this one was new to me. I don't mean to step on your toes or take your work for granted. I typically run it twice a day and most days, it just comes back with those two weird User accounts that are a false positive.

:I'd love to help you out with your project when time allows. User space can be a little tricky to handle with deletions but as long as they are nonexistent user accounts, they are not User pages that exist as a result of renames and we look at them each individually, I think we'll be okay. Thanks again for creating this query. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:06, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

::No problem at all, just happy it's being used. It's probably a good thing you're using it and keeping on top of the pages and it keeps me from having to move the pages and nominate the redirects for deletion for some other admin to have to take care of. Uhai (talk) 00:13, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

:::Hello, Uhai,

:::What I'm finding is that it is frequently student editors who are taking a Wikipedia-related course, who want to move their drafts to main space, but they don't realize that they need to change the namespace when they move a page, from User to None/Article. So, I move them to Draft space and delete the page as a nonexistent editor. But sometimes, some admins will just delete the pages instead of moving the drafts so I try to get to them first. Even if these drafts are eventually deleted in 6 months, I think it would be a shock to a student to just find their work gone...better to house it in Draft space if it is not main space-ready. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 00:19, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

Hi curious why you deleted Clozee page Stub was creating in english after seeing clozee in french using independent sources. Artedm (talk) 02:12, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Artedm,

:I deleted Clozee because it was a redirect to Draft:Clozee. We delete redirects from main space to Draft space (CSD R2). If you look at the page, you can see this reason noted in the deletion rationale.

:But I can see that you created the draft article so you are already familiar with the page and are working on it. I encourage you to submit it to WP:AFC for review. Thanks. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 02:20, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

::Thanks for the feedback but the same user who denied WP:AFC was the one who created the redirect Artedm (talk) 02:31, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

:::Well, hopefully, you'll get a different reviewer the second time. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 02:35, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

Hello!

I see a while back you deleted [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&logid=125270095|the United States political party color templates]. I am curious as to why, because this was very useful in making parliamentry diagrams, and the Simple Wikipedia one isn't nearly as good.

Thank you! Bbraxtonlee (talk) 05:32, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Bbraxtonlee,

:If you click on the link you provided, you can see that all I did was delete the category that contained the templates because it was an empty category, CSD C1. You'll probably have to go look at WP:TFD to find out why these templates were nominated for deletion, why they were deleted and who deleted them. But in my experience, templates are not deleted due to speedy deletion, unless it is a template creator requesting deletion, they are always deleted after being nominated at TFD. There is a small group of editors who frequent TFD so if you can't find the specific deletion discussion, I'd approach one of the regulars and see if they can locate the discussion for you. Good luck! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 05:39, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

::Thank you Liz! I found out why!

::Have a good day/night!

::Bbraxtonlee (talk) 05:45, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

Hi Liz, did you receive my message of last Wednesday in which I asked you to delete two revisions? If you think I should ask someone else, please let me know. Markussep ^Talk 09:39, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

I forgot to add the {{You've got mail}} template. Markussep ^Talk 21:17, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

This was my first ever article, so i am still learning as i go. May you please undelete my article so i may continue to work on fixing it and continue to learn and use the same topic. The topic for the article is very important to me. Thank you. Apocalyptic Revelation (talk) 09:51, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

:{{ping|Apocalyptic Revelation}} Your sandbox was deleted under WP:CSD#U5 and WP:CSD#G11. I don't believe any admin will restore this. - UtherSRG (talk) 16:10, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

::@UtherSRG Thank you for telling me, though i do not understand how it may come across as a type of advertisement, when i am simply giving information about it. In that regard, any article discussing any type of religion would be considered advertisement. Also i do understand the need for better citing and reliable resources, but to completely delete my article without even giving me a chance to fix or even redo it (as this was my first time) is a bit excessive. Apocalyptic Revelation (talk) 16:24, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

:Category:Wikipedia featured topics Square Enix Montreal good content was being used as the {{para|ftname}} on Square Enix Montreal and other articles. The article was temporarily moved and the ftname incorrectly changed to redlink, resulting in the category being emptied and subsequently deleted. The article has since been moved back to its former name. Could you restore the category so it can regain its intended use? Thanks! IceWelder [✉] 22:51, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, IceWelder,

:{{done}} That is an easy, uncontroversial page restoration to make. I also restored it's parent category, :Category:Wikipedia featured topics Square Enix Montreal. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:57, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

::Great! Thank you! IceWelder [✉] 22:59, 2 December 2022 (UTC)

Just a FYI for the train wreck at the stalled project. The idea of the project has been suggested for some time. However, low level energy and general pessimism about raising enough supporters had been a point of contention in the past, so when the Victorian Transport project idea was put up, it was done with no consultation in the community and simply side step/avoid the project council process, another editor came in and changed it to the australian variety. However it seems there are some short fuses involved in the being shown the process, and it remains strictly speaking, in suspension. It is highly likely that given a space of time (ie there is no deadline) and the appropriate hoops required by a few editors to put it through the required steps, it could fill a very specific need in the australian transport subject area. If what remains in suspension gets zapped, so be it, but a bit of understanding and patience, there is every chance that the project could be up and running. Noting that subsidiary projects in the larger australian project that have been created in the last 5 years or so have no sign of having been processed in the project council procedures. It would be good if there was some patience with this one if it is put through the procedure without too many limited understanding judgement claims about the scope and capacity of the project to garner support and cooperation. JarrahTree 06:46, 3 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, JarrahTree,

:I understand what you are saying but I'd appreciate it if you could help me understand why you are directing this message to me. My only involvement as been tagging empty categories for CSD C1 deletion. I do that with all empty categories that don't meet one of the very limited group of exceptions (categories being discussed at CFD, disambiguation categories, redirect categories, etc.).

:I did post a talk page message to one of the two organizers asking him what was up with the project but that was a few days ago, when the entire project looked like it was imploding. I don't think I was too blunt, I was just seeking information. So, please tell me what I can be more patient about since I haven't thought about this WikiProject for several days now. As far as I'm concerned, it's just another WikiProject started very quickly with the best of intention that soon quiets down once organizers realize how much work is involved. I don't expect to make any more comments about it in the future. I keep very busy on Wikipedia and I moved on for thinking about this WikiProject days ago. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 06:55, 3 December 2022 (UTC)

::Thanks for your reply, and apologies. Please ignore, and if it goes anywhere from where it is I am sure the machinations and resolutions of the 'in suspension' aspect of the potential project will not bother you again.

::I had felt the need to explain just in case there was further 'delete everything' message to you, from anyone who might try to hijack the rebuilding. (My perception entirely)

::Hopefully there will be a due process rebuild of the immanent project and it wont require any speedy deletes of any sort. Keep up the good work! JarrahTree 09:10, 3 December 2022 (UTC)

I would like to say that Specialty Channel is an Essay I totally agree with @Oaktree b Also if there are two articles with original research that cross reference; redirection to one article would perhaps be an intermediary step forward--- (I cannot participate in that particular AFD) as there is a potential behavioral problem in play. Nate, an editor since 2005, sees the same concern. addressed the concern in total Flibbertigibbets (talk) 13:54, 4 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Flibbertigibbets,

:As long as a message hasn't been responded to, you can just remove it, you don't need to strike it. I hadn't seen it until now and it looks like you had second thoughts about posting it. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 19:42, 4 December 2022 (UTC)

::It was great to find that a misunderstanding could be addressed with another editor (and a credit to the other editor as well). I looked at ANI and came to the conclusion that it just was not productive and could cause headaches and ulcers. On another note; I am giving quite a bit of thought to AFD guidelines as written vs what is applied. I am beginning to think that 1) the "bias" in approaching any AFD discussion should be "to keep" (since the opening move on AFD requires the person nominating to provide a rationale for deleting). 2) a keep requires that the rational for deletion be addressed 3) many folks throw stuff around from links to WP:acronyms with little consideration for things like "future attribution," overview, improving the article et all 4) I wish there was a "home" for stuff that gets deleted (put a big red warning and disclaimer on it) 5) Me personally, I would want you (and other admins) to be able to weigh the arguments made on the merits (with far less emphasis or concern on keep/delete). Regards (just musing, thinking is underrated) Flibbertigibbets (talk) 05:26, 7 December 2022 (UTC)

Liz,

I think, of anybody, you know the most about of my activities this last few weeks.

• I opened my computer this morning to see a notice from WP that went something like "your IP address has been blocked" until July 2023. I probably I was not logged on to WP at the time. In the process of trying to figure out what happened, I lost the original block message page, and I don't seem to be able to re-trigger that block message. I could hope that the first link with such a message would be directly to the reasons for the specific block, but I could not find any. Now, I don't know where to look. Is there anything I should do about this now? What should my concerns be?

• I was wanting to start continuing work on the Cucamonga Junction Draft. Some of the hatnotes of the draft's talk page point to other pages or topics, and it seems some of them should be changed (like references to Chair Crossing, Arizona). I am afraid to touch them. Should I wait for members of the projects to notice and fix?

• I want certain notes, observations, and conclusions of the research to be public to other editors, but as I started to add such notes to Draft talk:Cucamonga Junction, Arizona I now have misgivings. My thought now is that that the draft's talk page is presently a continuation of Talk:Cucamonga Junction, Arizona, and would similarly be a continuation of discussions of the draft should the draft be returned to the main space. I think I should treat is as any other talk page, right?

Thank you very much for your time.

IveGoneAway (talk) 17:08, 4 December 2022 (UTC) IveGoneAway (talk) 19:20, 4 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, IveGoneAway,

:There are a lot of different questions here. I'll just try to address the block notice right now. I don't do a lot of blocking except for vandalism and am not familiar with that notice but it could be that there is a range block right now that affects the IP you edit from. This would mean that you can't edit when you are logged out but it wouldn't affect your editing as long as you are logged in. Although I can try to help with this concern, it is usually better to go to the Teahouse with a question like this because many more admins will see it and they might have more understanding of the situation than an individual admin like myself has.

:Regarding your editing articles, are you uncertain about working on the articles because of this block notice?

:I'm not sure what your "notes, observations and conclusions" are but all references should be from publicly available sources. They are used to verify claims in an article or draft. For example, you can't post the contents of a letter or email you received to an article page or talk page. This is private correspondence and is considered a private, primary source. Articles need independent, secondary sources like journals, books, magazines, mainstream media/news websites, not your private research you might have done. Please see Primary, secondary and tertiary sources for more information on this. Doing your own research is great as a way for you to learn more information about a subject but unless it is digging up more acceptable sources that can be used in an article, it is usually not acceptable on Wikipedia. If you have questions about whether or not a particular source is okay, then the Reliable Source Noticeboard is the place to go with this question.

:I'm sure I haven't answered all of your questions yet but here are just some initial comments to your post. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 19:40, 4 December 2022 (UTC)

::Thank you.

::As I have mentioned, the volumes I previously posted on the topic were not my normal practice on the wiki (I usually work 2-4 years in wiki silence on a new page). Rather, due to the re-listing, I was trying to show that I was actively seeking citations. Within the time constraints of draftication, I think there is less pressure for that. Generally, there would have been no other reason to list the contacts I was making or listing the technically non-WP:RS but nevertheless good faith profiles of the community.

::That is what I meant by "notes, observations and conclusions" and I hoped that you had read some of them (User:IveGoneAway/sandbox/Cucamonga Junction, Arizona).

::Probably, there are only a couple of topics I am thinking of posting, and both are actually in response to posts of the other editors.

::# From the delete discussion, two (well-informed) books bear the name of the community, and I have completed reading both. Never would I suggest citing them, but their clear existance should be addressed at least in Talk, stating with accurate observation rather than speculation why they are not RS. Eventually, I will be looking to see how minor historical novels inspired by a topic have been mentioned on WP, it at all, maybe under Legacy or Further reading. That can probably wait.

::# The other point is that I am addressing specific criticisms of the topic in the Delete discussion. This also can wait, I suppose.

::I think now, I will continue developing the citations somewhere in my sandbox, and only add confirmed RS into the Draft, editing the latter as I would main space. Really, draftification has made things more workable.

::Thank you and Legoktm.

::IveGoneAway (talk) IveGoneAway (talk) 23:39, 4 December 2022 (UTC)

{{You've got mail}}

Sorry if I'm doing this wrong. I responded to your deletion notice by requesting undeletion of my page for WIlf Perreault, and am now trying to insert a 'you've got mail' message as per the instruction. yes, I confuse easily. Thanks for understanding.

Sharon E Eisbergsk (talk) 21:19, 4 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Eisbergsk,

:I'm heading out in a bit and I'll try to check my email before then or you could state your case here. As for formatting, just don't put templates in a header and I think you'll be okay. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:29, 4 December 2022 (UTC)

Well, you are always so quick to undo any edit like you did in Mujhe Pyar Hua Tha. In this case you clearly see that the article contains unreliable sources based on Instagram posts but you still remove the tag.

Prod tag can be removed by any editor but are encouraged to explain why, and improve the article. For now, I'm moving this page to the AfD discussion (and you could do this too) and you can defend the page on there. Thanks M.Ashraf333 (talk) 05:59, 5 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, M.Ashraf333,

:Yes, I know that those who de-PROD an article are encouraged to address concerns in an edit summary, I've been here for quite a few years now. But it is not a requirement and there is no reason that can justify you replacing a PROD tag that has been removed. You don't get to do that for any reason with a PROD (a BLPPROD is a different story). It's fine that you now nominated the article at AFD, that happens all of the time with articles that have been de-PROD'd. I have absolutely no opinion on what should happen with this article, I was enforcing a policy, not "defending" the article. I typically do not nominate articles at AFD, I close a lot of discussions there instead and sometimes participate as a regular editor in discussions where I do have a point of view on what should happen with an article.

:By the way, I don't know if you noticed but in both an article you PROD'd, that was de-PROD'd, and an AFD you nominated, you used the deletion rationale that "there are no online sources". That is not a valid reason for an article to be deleted which is why the article was de-PROD'd and why the AFD looks like it will be closed as Keep. You are likely to be more successful if you present a deletion rationale that is based in Wikipedia policy. See you around AFD. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 06:09, 5 December 2022 (UTC)

Hello Liz,

My page "Draft:Yes_No_Oracles" was deleted due to a quote that triggered a copy right violation. I apologize for the error, I was under the impression, based on Wikipedia's copy right policies: Wikipedia:Quotations allowed quotations if properly sighted, which i thought I did, but must not be understanding something.

So I would like to retrieve the content of article and hopefully re-post it without the quote altogether. {{You've got mail|subject=retrieve content of deleted page: Draft:Yes_No_Oracles}}Alexr451 (talk) 01:12, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Alexr451,

:First, please do not send me an email. I'll answer a talk page message much faster than an email message.

:Second, I rarely restore an article with a copyright violation but, in this case, it was simple to remove the large section of content that was a copyright violation. This was not "a quote", this was a substantial amount of content. You can't copy paragraphs from another source and put quotes around it and that makes it okay. All content has to be in your own words except for, maybe, a phrase or a sentence. You can't copy blocks of text.

:So, I have restored this article and used revision deletion to cover the copyright violation. You might think this is an overreaction but copyright violations are a legal problem and so Wikipedia takes them very seriously. Good luck with your article. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 01:21, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

::Hi Liz,

::Following your recommendations and advice, I realize the errors I made when writing my article. These include a lack of paraphrasing, and using quotations from other sources that were too long (and could have been condensed and paraphrased). I'm sure that you can understand the sentiment of getting lost in your writing, and making mistakes when it comes to decorum and standard procedure. I understand the immediate severity of copyright violations, the importance of properly citing the intellectual property of others, and why a violation of this would be unacceptable in the context of a platform as large as Wikipedia--or elsewhere.

::I very much appreciate your quick response to this issue, and your feedback.

::Should there be any further issues, please contact me while allowing my writing to remain available to me for editing purposes. Per the policies listed on Wikipedia (see here: Wikipedia:Quotations), I was under the impression that using quotations was acceptable, in the case that you ensure credit was given to the original author. Nevertheless, I understand the original removal of my article being that the conceptualization of what comprises a paragraph is highly ambiguous, particularly in the context of an article that, aside from that section of quotations, was written entirely by me.

::Thanks again. Alexr451 (talk) 02:18, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

:::Hello, Alexr451,

:::Wikipedia has an awful lot of policies and guidelines and new editors are not expected to know them all. But copyright violations and Biography of Living Persons issues are treated like emergencies so there are frequently no warnings given before page deletion. It sounds like you understand this aspect of Wikipedia editing better and I wish you good luck.

:::If you ever have questions about policies and guidelines on Wikipedia, I encourage you to bring them to the Teahouse where experienced editors can offer you advice and support. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 02:23, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

I blocked that sock you suspected. If you like you can add it to the SPI and ask a(nother) CU for a rangeblock--I'm not sure that there's much of a point to it, but I'm not the best person to judge that. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 03:51, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Drmies,

:Oh, thanks for letting me know. I'm generally not so good at spotting socks but now that I spend so much time perusing AFD-land, I've kept my eye out for brand new editors who show up there with strong opinions. I don't think I even knew about AFD during my first year editing so it seems like a peculiar place to head on your first day as a new editor. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 04:35, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

::Sure thing Liz--I saw your note and after looking at it I thought you had a point--so maybe you're not bad at it! Drmies (talk) 04:38, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

You may wish to revisit the target on this one. 174.212.212.143 (talk) 09:50, 6 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, 174.212.212.143,

:You are absolutely correct, the appropriate target was Ottawa Catholic School Board. Thanks for alerting me so I could correct this mistake. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 19:25, 7 December 2022 (UTC)

I stumbled across Wikipedia:Database reports/Ownerless pages in the user space, which has a ton of pages that need speedy deletion. Please bear with me if I put the wrong tag on any of the pages. I trust you to delete (or not) the pages using a rationale that makes sense to you. – Jonesey95 (talk) 19:16, 7 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Jonesey95,

:So far, I've found your deletion tagging to be most appropriate. Thank you so much for diving into the dustbins of old User pages as well as Template pages and clearing out the mistakes made by long-ago new editors. It's not the most glamorous or visible task on the project but it serves a great purpose of clearing out some completely unnecessary pages. It is appreciated! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 19:21, 7 December 2022 (UTC)

I'm so sorry to bother you, but I need somebody respected and non-controversial at AfD to lay down the law on someone who continues to act poorly, even when recent discussion has not apparently impressed them with the seriousness of their misbehavior. In this process, user Dronebogus has twice attempted to close a process which they commenced. I had a discussion with them on their talk and I thought it ended well. Yet today, they closed it a second time. My contacting you and asking for help is an alternative to starting an ANI discussion. Could you look over these links and see if I'm missing something? BusterD (talk) 01:23, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

:They have also closed this process (as no consensus) in which they have commented. They're not getting it. BusterD (talk) 01:47, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, BusterD,

:Well, I'm flattered if you think I'm a respected and non-controversial closer. I've had my share of visits to Deletion review this year though. It's sometimes an unpleasant experience.

:I thought your talk page messages were great! You were instructive, calm and gracious. I can't see how anyone could take offense at what you suggested. You might be surprised how few admins try to talk these things out on talk pages and instead just take abrupt action to make their point. I did revert their MFD close and hopefully they will see my edit summary. I can see how this might end up at ANI if this behavior persists. After a certain amount of longevity on the project, some editors feel comfortable bending the rules because they believe they understand policy well enough and they don't expect to be challenged. I've found usually one talk page message is sufficient, I would hope that would be the case here but we'll see.

:Nominators closing their own AFDs is questionable, but I see it at AFD as well. Usually they are no Delete votes but I would prefer that a nominator just post a withdrawal of their nomination and let another editor close the deletion discussion. But some nominators prefer to close their own discussions if there are numerous Keep opinions.

:Any way, I hope my comment have helped. It was nice to see you participating in some AFD discussions, we really could use a lot more editors and admins weighing in on these deletion discussions. I really don't like deleting some articles based on the opinions of just 2 or 3 editors but I think I'm getting a bad reputation for an over-reliance on relisting. But I can see where people can burn out on the XFD area of the project. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 01:48, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

::I wrote this message before seeing your update. I'll give it a look. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 01:48, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

:::Regarding Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Wikipedia:WikiProject Villages, I reverted their closure but then realized that I saw it also as No-consensus but I would have mentioned that I'd mark the WikiProject as "inactive". But then I went to the WikiProject and saw that it was already marked as "defunct" which didn't come up in the discussion. So, I restored their closure. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 01:56, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

::::The third one was Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/User:PrisonedMuffin, where they close a process prematurely that they have asserted keep in. Note in history that they've previously attempted to close this as speedy keep, a clear super!vote. This is all kinds of bad. I have asked them to stop making such closures, to prevent them getting sanctioned. BusterD (talk) 02:00, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

These categories are still not deleted - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Big_Bang_Entertainments_films][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Big_Bang_Entertainments].--117.230.81.129 (talk) 06:42, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, 117.230.81.129,

:You're right. the CFD is incomplete, but it's best to bring this problem to the talk page of the admin or editor who closed the deletion discussion. I don't do work at CFD and so I don't know how to best resolve this. But the editor who closed the CFD discussion will. I recommend you copy & paste this comment to their talk page and see what they have to say. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 07:00, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

Liz, you deleted Bund für Menschenrecht, which [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Bund_f%C3%BCr_Menschenrecht left a bold red link]] in several archives. I added it to Germany's DYK when it appeared but don't remember the content. Can it perhaps be put in draft space, to check if it can be "adopted" by other users? Or what else could we do? -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 08:06, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Gerda,

:We generally don't restore articles created by a sockpuppet that have been deleted but I have seen instances in the past of another editor "taking responsibility" for an article and it being restored. I don't think you will find this action mentioned anywhere on policy pages, I've just seen other admins do this on occasion. So, I have restored the page at Draft:Bund für Menschenrecht. Restoring the page doesn't mean that another editor won't tag it for deletion on the same CSD G5 grounds so it would help if you made a contributions of substance to the draft article. Good luck! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 00:49, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

I was checking twitter then I come to know about this old source. https://hbsp.harvard.edu/product/523019-PDF-ENG after qz source this is a strong case study. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/BoAt_Lifestyle but what to do now?

Thanks Lordofhunter (talk) 10:56, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

Please check this also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Deletion_review/Log/2022_December_8#BoAt_Lifestyle Lordofhunter (talk) 11:49, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Lordofhunter,

:According to the AFD, there is a duplicate of the deleted article at Draft:BoAt Lifestyle so there is no point in restoring a deleted article and moving it to User or Draft space if there is alread an existing draft. I'd work on improving the draft and getting it approved by AFC. I'm afraid if you move the draft directly into main space, it might be tagged for speedy deletion, CSD G4.

:If you have questions about the AFC review that has already been done, it can be useful to approach the reviewer on their talk page or go to Wikipedia:WikiProject Articles for creation/Help desk for further clarification. Good luck. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 00:41, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

:: Thanks, Currently, I am not in a stage to create this, so avoiding it for some days. Lordofhunter (talk) 03:26, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

Hello!

You can restore links to Warrant officer schools of the Russian Armed Forces in the articles devoted to Russian military academies, schools, institutes, etc., because the article Warrant officer schools of the Russian Armed Forces was moved from draft space into main space.

Thank you! K8M8S8 (talk) 22:33, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, K8M8S8,

:I don't know of a quick way to restore a link that has been unlinked months ago and I'm not sure that I am the editor responsible for doing any unlinking. I have over 400,000 edits and there's not an easy way to search thousands of Contribution pages to find specific article edits, especially if they are not from today. I have a very busy schedule so it might be quicker for you to do a search on Wikipedia for "Warrant officer schools of the Russian Armed Forces" and take care of the links yourself. It's not a task that requires the abilities of an administrator. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 00:36, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

Sent by Baffle gab1978 via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 00:26, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

Hello. I already recreated one, March from Selma to Montgomery, and would like to create the second which was deleted Marches from Selma to Montgomery but saw the note to contact the deleting admin. These two redirects work well, and I was surprised that they haven't been created before. Could you (or I) go ahead and recreate the second one? Thanks. Randy Kryn (talk) 11:07, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Randy Kryn,

:{{done}}. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 19:27, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

There was absolutely NOTHING inappropriate about my article. It was literally public knowledge backed up by articles to corroborate all the claims. I haven't bothered with further edits because you idiots refuse to put it up. Get a life and f off! Snakeplissken10 (talk) 19:19, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Snakeplissken10,

:I hope you are having an otherwise good day. If you are referring to Draft:Pamela Panzenbeck, we delete drafts and some User space pages that have not been edited in 6 months. I never said anything about "inappropriateness", this is just Wikipedia policy about expiring drafts (see WP:CSD). If you would like this page restored to continue to work on the article, just ask or you can go to WP:REFUND and make a request and talk to the "idiots" there. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 19:25, 9 December 2022 (UTC)R

The GOCE December 2022 newsletter, as sent on 9 December, contains an erroneous start date for our December Blitz. The Blitz will start on 11 December rather than on 17 December, as stated in the newsletter. I'm sorry for the mistake and for disrupting your talk page; thanks for your understanding. Sent by Baffle gab1978 via MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 21:30, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

Thanks. I did install it, but I wasn't sure exactly if the CSD button not listing something meant that it doesn't apply. That makes sense, and I've taken note of that now. Among Us for POTUS (talk) 23:31, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Among Us for POTUS,

:Well, editing tools take a while to get used to using. Twinkle has so many features (from helping you file AFDs to posting unreferenced tags on to articles, from posting vandals at noticeboards to maintaining deletion logs for editors, etc.) that I use it throughout the day. The only thing I don't like about it is its name! It makes me think of "tinkle" which makes me think of urinating. I wish it had a more editorial, neutral name for the tool. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:37, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

::Haha I see, makes sense, and got it. Among Us for POTUS (talk) 23:39, 9 December 2022 (UTC)

Hi. I see that you [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&logid=140164011 deleted this article yesterday].

The fact that it was deleted, while disappointing, doesn't hugely surprise me because after all it was on the list of articles for deletion and IIRC only one or two editors in the AfD discussion had supported retaining it (although I may be confusing that fact with the AfD discussion other article I did, about games from Tandy).

No, what surprised me was the grounds I saw for your deletion. Namely this:

‎(G5: Created by a banned or blocked user (Awolf58) in violation of ban or block) Tag: Twinkle

But the article was created by me. And I am not that other user and have no clue who that user is.

I see that your immediately preceding deletions also were on these grounds. Are you sure you didn't make a mistake here, carrying out a repetitive task, and carrying forward a reason for your deletion that was valid for other articles but did not apply to the one I started? Carney333 (talk) 00:38, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Carney333,

:I deleted List of Color Computer 1 and 2 Games from Third Parties and List of Color Computer 1 and 2 Games from third parties, 2 redirects that only had edits by User:WeWorkGuest, the sockpuppet. I think you are thinking of List of Color Computer 1 and 2 games from third parties which you created and which is being discussed at AFD right now. If you look at the article you created, you can also see edits by WeWorkGuest, some of which were page moves that created redirects. It was those redirects that I deleted. If you would like to have these redirects back, feel free to recreate them. But we typically delete or revert edits by sockpuppets when we can as a way of discouraging block evasion.

:Does this explanation make sense to you? I hope so. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 00:56, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

::I understand now. Thanks! Carney333 (talk) 01:05, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

Hi, I think you deleted this article by mistake. It’s the easiest source on the web for this information and is regularly utilized to track living players for defunct teams, among many other milestones and points of trivia. While you may personally not find it interesting, this platform exists to catalogue information - whether millions find it interesting, or merely thousands. I believe I can speak for the Society of American Baseball Research when I say, please restore this article and stop tampering with these articles. Thank you 2A02:C7C:5EAA:7100:CC5D:E018:3FCD:B243 (talk) 00:13, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, 2A02:C7C:5EAA:7100:CC5D:E018:3FCD:B243,

:I'm sorry but the consensus at the deletion discussion (Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/List of oldest living Major League Baseball players (4th nomination)) was that this article should be deleted so I carried out the deletion. If you believe that this was a wrong assessment of the AFD discussion, you can file an appeal at Wikipedia:Deletion review but please know that Deletion review is for contesting how the AFD discussion was closed, it's not a forum to discuss the merits of the article.

:I'm sorry that you are disappointed that this article is no longer included in Wikipedia. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 00:21, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

Hi Liz, I created an article on the artist Linda Nguyen Lopez. You had deleted an article submitted on her back in 2021. I believe this version passes WP:ARTIST. Best, WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 02:18, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, WomenArtistUpdates,

:Can you give me a link to the new or deleted article? Thank you. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 08:40, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

::Of course :) the new article is Linda Nguyen Lopez. --WomenArtistUpdates (talk) 16:32, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

Hi, why did you [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:SofiaJulbe/final_article&diff=1126797154&oldid=1126795580 decline] CSD U2 for User:SofiaJulbe/final article? Their actual username is Sofiajulbe. I tried to move it to the correct userspace, but a copy of it already exists at User:Sofiajulbe/final article. ಮಲ್ನಾಡಾಚ್ ಕೊಂಕ್ಣೊ (talk) 08:36, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, ಮಲ್ನಾಡಾಚ್ ಕೊಂಕ್ಣೊ,

:Well, I check the page history to make sure that this isn't the old username of a renamed account and the editor's name who created the page looked identical to the page name. I guess I didn't look closely enough. My mistake. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 08:40, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

Can you please check this discussion because a non admin user has closed the discussion as keep but there are only two votes in the discussion so please check it. ​​​​​​​𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐭𝟕𝟐𝟖🧙‍♂️^{Let's Talk !} 15:37, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, ​​​​​​​𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐕𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐭𝟕𝟐𝟖🧙‍♂️,

:Well, the two participants advocating Keep (although they were Weak Keeps) and the AFD discussion was already relisted twice so I doubt that there would be any other editor who would participate. The only thing I'd do differently is close it as Non-Consensus. Did you discussion your concerns with the discussion closer?

:There is no point in relisting it a third time. But it is discussions like this one that are okay for a NAC closer to take care of. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:46, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

Stop trying to cover up the fact that Aaron Swartz was Assassinated. 50.238.205.34 (talk) 23:39, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, 50.238.205.34,|

:What's your source to verify this information? If you don't have one, then it is not a claim that is suitable to be added to an article on Wikipedia. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:42, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

::I already know that Wikipedia is corrupt. You can't fool me.

::NEVER DONATE TO THE WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION !!!!!! 50.238.205.34 (talk) 23:46, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

:::I donate my time, not my money. I don't know much about how the Foundation works, I'm just a volunteer editor, I'm not involved in the organization. But if you hate this place so much, why are you spending your time trying to alter articles? Why don't you do something more enjoyable with your time? I'm sure there are better targets for your trolling that an encyclopedia. Or go back to the message boards you spend most of your time at, where you can talk to others who believe in the same strange conspiracy theories you do. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:50, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

Hello, {{u|Liz}}. You previously deleted this page per Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jordon Hall. IMO the new version might be bordering on G4 (but probably will be declined), all of the refs seem to be older than when the AfD occurred, so participants probably judged those sources as insufficient. The only new part I can tell might be just a single sentence: {{tq|On 7 October 2022, Hall made an appearance in the opening match for the 2022–23 A-League Men season in a grand final re-match from the previous season against Western United; coming on for Thomas Lam in the 65th minute. City went onto win the match 2–1}}, otherwise the references could potentially be {{tq|sufficiently identical}}, Hall appeared in a new match but the new version doesn't have any refs supporting the claim that might address the original deletion IMO and a search found trivial mentions. But I'm not really sure and this was marked as reviewed by someone else, so if it's possible could you view the deleted page and check if it's sufficiently identical to the state of the page that you deleted in the AfD? Many thanks! VickKiang (talk) 06:21, 12 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, VickKiang,

:The original article was very simple, maybe three sentences. The new version is much more filled out, better sources. It would not qualify as a CSD G4 but that is not to say it would survive a future AFD discussion. It's just not "substantially identical" to the article that was deleted through AFD.

:You know if I could change anything on Wikipedia through a superpower, it would be to allow other editors (maybe extended confirmed) to be able to view deleted edits. It comes in very handy in situations like this. But, alas, I don't think that is technically even possible. Something to put on a Wish List. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 06:57, 12 December 2022 (UTC)

::Thanks for your reply, I'll leave the notability tag on and might AfD soon. Thanks. VickKiang (talk) 06:58, 12 December 2022 (UTC)

::{{ping|Liz}} Also on your 2nd point of changing something through a superpower, it's interesting, and would save a lot of NPP/DRV time to try to figure out if G4 is eligible and let the deleting admin doing far more work (e.g., temporarily restoring, declining more G4s than required). But of course, it's technically implausible, no admin "un-bundling" has achieved community consensus, and that's obvious as making extended confirmed (or another related perm e.g., NPP) way more powerful, i.e., from an automated minor permission letting you to edit on a few controversial pages and use the content translation tool to a tool (extended confirmed) or lets you to patrol a couple of pages (NPP) and release them for search engines to a role where an editor can access loads of deleted pages and deleted revisions is... not ideal.

::But I guess you can do that for very old pages using [https://deletionpedia.org/en/Main_Page Deletionpedia], it's scarcely updated now (and accuses of deletionism sometimes) but it kind of paints a picture how poor some of the WP articles were before deletion. Here are a few random pages I checked out: [https://deletionpedia.org/en/Trek_Stemp 1], [https://deletionpedia.org/en/Sam%27s_GS_Stash 2], [https://deletionpedia.org/en/Tickton_Primary_School 3], which are so much worse than the pages I AfD during NPP. VickKiang (talk) 07:19, 12 December 2022 (UTC)

An editor has asked for a deletion review of :Lee Ji-han (actor). 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. VickKiang (talk) 08:24, 12 December 2022 (UTC)

:Comment. Following your close, User:Ghorosu did not discuss with you or complete the relevant steps as per the DRV instructions, so this is a procedural notification. Thanks. VickKiang (talk) 08:24, 12 December 2022 (UTC)

::Hello, VickKiang.

::I appreciate the notification. This is the second time in a week where the editor who opened the deletion review didn't post a notification. It's plainly stated in the instructions but maybe they don't want the discussion closer or deleting admin to participate in the review. Thanks again. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:52, 12 December 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Liz. I would like to hear your opinion on this particular userbox – User:Katangais/Userboxes/Ian Smith. I am really puzzled that it survived two MfD nominations so far (here and here; I was the nominator in the second one, and it was closed as no consensus). Ian Smith was the leader and personification of Rhodesia, an unrecognized white racist ethnostate, so having a userbox stating support for him is highly inflammatory and divisive, IMHO. Not to mention that it fails WP:NORACISTS, and is a clear violation of WP:UBCR. — Sundostund mppria ^{(talk / contribs)} 22:33, 12 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Sundostund,

:Do you also object to other userboxes at Wikipedia:Userboxes/Politics by country/05#Politicians 3? Just curious.

:I'm not sure how can I help you other than participating in any future MFDs you start up. I can't delete the page based on my personal opinion (which is that it is unsuitable) or I would soon not be an admin any more. We have to follow the guidelines and policies surrounding appropriate page deletion.

:I can offer you my moral support. And you can always try to persuade the one editor who does display this userbox that they should remove it from their User page. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:49, 12 December 2022 (UTC)

::Thank you for your reply, Liz! I really appreciate that.

::Trust me, I didn't want to imply that you, as an admin, should delete the userbox based solely on your opinion; I just wanted to hear what you can say about this, and I am glad that we agree on the unsuitability of the userbox. I am even more glad because of your moral support.

::Having in mind that I was the latest MfD nominator in this case, and that the nomination happened relatively recently, I don't really plan to start another nomination myself, but would surely vote to delete this userbox, if someone else nominate it.

::Finally, as for other userboxes at Wikipedia:Userboxes/Politics by country/05#Politicians 3, I think that any userbox praising Robert Mugabe and Emmerson Mnangagwa is quite inflammatory and divisive, having in mind the appalling state of human rights and the rule of law in Zimbabwe under their regimes. If I see them at MfD at some point, I know what my vote would be. — Sundostund mppria ^{(talk / contribs)} 23:03, 12 December 2022 (UTC)

Hello. You deleted Talk:Biological Systems engineering because it was a "Talk page of a deleted or non-existent page". But from [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log&page=Biosystems+engineering special log (Biosystems_engineering)] it seems like it was an article (Biosystems engineering) which was moved to the talk page. Christian75 (talk) 10:46, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Christian75,

:Well, it was an orphaned talk page which we typically delete. It was a redirect from a Talk page to an article and I don't know why it was moved to this page. I've restored it and moved it to Draft:Biological Systems engineering in case you were interested in the content that can be found in the page history. I hope that helps you out. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:57, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

I would also like to hear your input/opinion on User:Grayghost01/WBTS Revisionism, a very long pro-Confederate opinion piece that was nominated for deletion about two months ago, with the decision to keep it. I am still surprized that it was kept back then; IMHO, {{u|Dronebogus}} was quite right to open that MfD nomination, as it clearly fails WP:SOAPBOX and WP:NOTWEBHOST, and probably some other policies as well. — Sundostund mppria ^{(talk / contribs)} 11:03, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Sundostund,

:I can't do much here but be a sounding board for your dismay about content kept in User space. I would not have voted to keep this page but the consensus was almost unanimous to do so and on Wikipedia, the consensus is always right except for in rare IAR situations. Personally, I have never knowingly acted against a strong consensus which this decision was. Admins who act against a consensus decision are taken to Arbitration and there admin privileges are removed (I've seen it happen several times). I think if you want to continue editing here and enjoy doing so, I'd not try to police User space and instead of looking for offensive content, I'd try to improve the public-facing pages of the project that readers actually see.

:If you focus on what's wrong on Wikipedia, and it's not that hard to find especially if you go through old archived arbitration or noticeboard cases, it can send you down a rabbit hole of dispair and you can end up doing self-destructive editing that just gets you blocked. I hate to see that happen to any productive editor. I'd find some part of the project that actually brings you joy and spend your time doing that. While there are User pages that can fill you with rage, there is still mostly good here, try to immerse yourself in that. Just my suggestion. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:52, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

::Liz, I fully understand you, and agree with what you said. I would never ask anybody here, especially not an admin, to do something which could put their status and rights into jeopardy, nor would I do something like that myself. That especially stands for respecting a strong consensus of editors. I simply wanted us to exchange opinions, nothing more. During my 12 years on the English Wikipedia, I was always focused on improving the actual articles on the project, and will continue to do so. Still, I dedicate a fraction of my time here (at least for the past 6 months or so) to file reports at MfD if I find something particularly deplorable in various userspaces, especially if its related to racism and neo-Confederate issues. I firmly believe that such views have no place here, as my participation in the creation of WP:NOCONFED shows. I will continue to focus on those issues when I notice them, but I will also dedicate much greater part of my time to try and improve the project, as I have always done. — Sundostund mppria ^{(talk / contribs)} 15:23, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

Hello

Wondering if you would consider undoing the close on Elizabeth Hummel. I only just began researching the topic, and I have just posted at ARS about an hour ago. Thanks for considering. Lightburst (talk) 23:12, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Lightburst,

:I'll review it and see. Remember, when you come to a talk page to discuss an article, it always helps to include a link to the article or, in this case, the AFD discussion so that I don't have to go search for it. It just speeds up the follow-up. Thanks. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:19, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

::Yes I often forget how big this project is and how busy active admins are. It may very well be that the subject is not notable, but we just started. Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Elizabeth Hummel Lightburst (talk) 23:23, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

:::Okay, Lightburst, it seemed like a pretty decisive consensus to Delete but I restored the article and reverted my closure. As you know though, even though I stated all of this in the relisting comment, another admin can choose to close this discussion again so I'd act with some promptness. Thanks. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:40, 13 December 2022 (UTC)

:::: Thanks, I am sure we will get to the correct result. Another editor has plans to edit the article as well, but we also may come up empty. Lightburst (talk) 00:07, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

Not sure if you were aware, but that editor appears to sanitise their talk page ... another editor left [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User_talk%3ALordVoldemort728&type=revision&diff=1125988149&oldid=1125679952 a comment] regarding their slew of AfD contributions....although without quite the gentle touch you applied. Kudos and regards, Goldsztajn (talk) 02:19, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Goldsztajn,

:Well, I tend to favor education over sanctioning as when I see a behavior I'm trying to discourage, I want the result to be a better editor, not a blocked editor. But it is not always a very effective approach. Some editors respond poorly to what they see as criticism. But there are other editors to whom I've posted warning messages, they listened, adapted and turned into amazing editors over time. So, you never know.

:Thanks for letting me know, I'll check out the talk page. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 02:30, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

::Completely concur - I certainly didn't see much other than newcomer eagerness. Regards, Goldsztajn (talk) 05:29, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

It seems the user as just gone and recreated the article at Mimi Lee CA. They seem to have written it about themselves and have previously been warned for COI edits. I think WP:NOTHERE may apply. TornadoLGS (talk) 02:38, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, TornadoLGS,

:Thanks for letting me know. I've protected the page from creation. If they persist, a block might be necessary as they are not paying attention to talk page messages. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 02:41, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

What qualifies as G10? I wrote something about {{u|Neelix}} in my sandbox once that I thought would be humorous (I titled it something like "the boobie redirect incident" or whatever) but someone told me that it would be considered an attack page. I certainly didn't mean it as an attack towards him, but I understand that I may lack knowledge in this area. Would that be considered a personal attack, and is there a policy with more information about what is a personal attack? Among Us for POTUS (talk) 02:51, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Among Us for POTUS,

:I think Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion#G10. Pages that disparage, threaten, intimidate, or harass their subject or some other entity, and serve no other purpose is pretty clear about what is an attack page, right there in the heading title. A page about a person or company that is entirely negative.

:My question to you is why on Earth are you creating User pages about other editors, especially ones that haven't edited Wikipedia in years? There is only one valid reason I know of to do this which is if you are planning to file a complaint at ANI or an arbitration case. In that case, you are permitted to collect diffs of edits to present as evidence in a case or complaint you are going to file. Otherwise, you really shouldn't be discussing other editors on User pages other than Talk pages and even there, you shouldn't be trashing or mocking another editor. There is so much to keep you busy on this project, it would be unfortunate for you to get into trouble for spending time creating pages that could lead to trouble for you.

:If you want to write about your experiences on Wikipedia, I recommend keeping the material on your laptop or a journal, somewhere other than this website. I use to recommend keeping a blog but an editor got into trouble for maintaining a blog where they personally attacked other editors so that's an unnecessary risk to take now. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:05, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

::I see you are talking about User:Among Us for POTUS/sandboxagain. Well, if an editor tagged it as an attack page and an admin deleted it as an attack page, you can consider what you wrote there as a personal attack. It was appropriate to refer you to Wikipedia:Gravedancing. So, now you know content is considered a personal attack. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:09, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

You commented on the original nomination for WikiProject Android. I've created a new WikiProject proposal for WikiProject Android, in case you'd like to provide further feedback. elijahpepe@wikipedia (he/him) 05:57, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, ElijahPepe,

:I commented on that WikiProject? I don't remember doing that. But I'll check out your new proposal. Good luck with that, it's easy to start a WikiProject but very difficult to sustain one beyond the first month or two. I hope you find some other editors interested working on articles about Android. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 06:03, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

== Re: Benjamin Bocio Richardson) ==

please stop lying and talking without base, I requested the article to be undeleted I spend hours editing, changing references, daysssss this is our main activist stop the hate and racism, and supremacism. go to greta thumberg and read that one look promotional. I was still editing some things when you came and immediately claim that it was a copy it was not and I can assure you, I am not scared of you because I am not lying talk with base. Librarian887 (talk) 09:04, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

Hi Liz, can you please restore Talk:Automatic Data Processing/Archives/2012 & Talk:Automatic Data Processing/Archives/2014 as they have some incoming links from Clue Bot III's archive indices? I made a wrong move in the process, and had to revert without leaving redirect. I guess that Xqbot fixed it real soon to the red-linked page. Please, just revert it. Thanks! —CX Zoom[he/him] ^{(let's talk • {C•X})} 09:05, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, CX Zoom,

:I totally didn't understand what you were doing with all of these page moves. It seems like you were doing extra work. I will restore these two pages but they were broken redirects so please fix them or they will just be deleted again by another admin when they see them. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 09:11, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

::Hi Liz, there are lots of orphaned talk page archives, often created when the parent article and talk page is moved without moving subpages, or the bot is provided with faulty archive instructions. I'm marrying these to their parent articles. In the above case, I made a mistake in the name of the new parent article, so had to revert myself, causing a red-linked redirect. I'm doing these for a while now, and you might find such things in the future, as I'm trying to eliminate all the pages at User:CX Zoom/Orphaned archives. Thanks! —CX Zoom[he/him] ^{(let's talk • {C•X})} 09:17, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

Regarding your G4 decline summary at Draft:The Slink, why do you believe WP:G4 doesn't apply to Draft space? Jay 💬 11:51, 14 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Jay,

:Opinions on this subject varies. I know admins who believe G4 never applies to Draft space and other admins who don't think it matters what namespace the article is in. But my guess is that more admins who work in the CSD area reviewing tagged articles believe CSD G4 doesn't apply to Draft space than think it does. The CSD guidelines on G4 says that G4 doesn't apply to articles moved to Draft space because of an AFD but otherwise doesn't say much about regular draft articles.

:If you want my own opinion on the question, I don't believe G4 applies to Draft space because otherwise, there is no way for an AFD deletion decision to ever be overcome with a better article. I now work a lot closing AFD discussions and most have the participation of 2-4 editors determining whether or not an article should be deleted. The idea that a few editors should decide that an article can NEVER exist is giving too much authority to AFDs to make these decisions for perpetuity. One way for a better article on a subject that has received an AFD delete decision to be created (and, as far as I know, the only way) is for a draft article to be created and be submitted to AFC for review. If we delete every draft of a subject that has been deleted through AFD then we are saying that an article on a particular subject can never exist when the article that was originally deleted via AFD might just have been a really terrible article.

:The only exception I make is if a sockpuppet or paid editor persistently tries to create an article that keeps getting deleted over and over. In this case, it is typically not a better version of the article being created but the same version getting recreated repeatedly. This would make it "substantially identical" and then CSD G4 would apply.

:I hope this explains my own position. As with other areas of admin work, your interpretation of policy might be different than mine but this is how I understand CSD guidelines in light of the experience I've gained as a working admin who spends a lot of time working with Drafts and closing AFDs. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:27, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

::Thanks for the explanation. I have started a discussion at CSD. I have retagged the page for G4 now that the author has moved the draft to mainspace as The Slink Management. Jay 💬 08:50, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

Hi Liz sorry but can you restore my music page I think because I added the instagram link that why it showed up for its saying the page must of been moved or deletion please but I will unlink instagram link thank you Ms.Liz have a good day

Hi thank you Marvinyubini (talk) 03:05, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Marvinyubini,

:You say on your talk page that you want to promote your music and that is not what Wikipedia is for. And now you are blocked so the question is moot. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:30, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

On this page you added Liz, not User talk:Liz. I noticed because I did the exact same thing myself, and signed JPxG up for updates... anyway, I have fixed it for both of us. jp×g 10:37, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, jp,

:Oops! It's been a while since I signed up to receive a new newsletter or announcement series. Thank you for fixing it for me. It's appreciated. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 20:37, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

Hi, Just to say that I've created the above, an article I note you moved to draft and then deleted in 2021. I've no idea as to the quality of that article, but I'm assuming it wasn't that high, given your actions! I'm hoping that this version is more acceptable. It does have less independent coverage from RS than I would like, but it is notable, as it's the closest thing Wales has to an Amenity society for parks and gardens, and it is routinely consulted by Cadw on all matters relating to the conservation of historic landscapes, although not, I think, on a statutory basis. Hoping the article fits the bill but ping me if you've any concerns. Best regards. KJP1 (talk) 14:05, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, KJP1,

:Thanks for checking in with me. I looked at the deleted draft and, frankly, it looks like a copy of the Trust's website page. Lots of first person language and no references but the Trust's website. I'm surprised it wasn't deleted as promotional or even a copyright violation but it was never submitted to AFC since it was put right into main space. Many articles in Draft space fly under the radar if the editor who created it doesn't return to work on it. So, your article is quite different. Thank you for creating it, it looks well done to me! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 20:35, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

Hi Liz, I was wondering if the article Riv Sud Révolution which was recently turned into a redirect, could be changed and put into draftspace instead of a redirect page? I think it will make it easier in the future when a stub article can be created properly. 76.64.228.23 (talk) 16:28, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, 76.64.228.23,

:Are you sure you have the correct page title? I don't see any page history at Riv Sud Révolution (and nothing at Riv Sud Revolution either) so there has been no article or redirect at this title. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 20:27, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

Please look at Draft:Michael Patitucci and User:MichaelPatitucci. The User page redirects to the Draft. Seems the Draft should be in the Userspace. I thought WP:Miscellany for deletion/Draft:Michael Patitucci might fix the problem. But since you've had a hand in the editing and moves I hope you can fix. Thanks. – S. Rich (talk) 18:32, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, S. Rich,

:I believe that I moved the draft from their User page to Draft space, I sometimes do that when a User page is tagged CSD U5. I just removed the redirect from the User page so if the Draft is deleted, XFDCloser won't also delete the User page. Of course, the Draft can be moved to a User Sandbox but now that it's at MFD, I feel like we need to let the process come up with a consensus solution. Maybe I'll start moving pages like this to an editor's Sandbox rather than to Draft space.

:This editor has started lots of different versions of articles on themself so if this page gets deleted, it might not be the last version we see. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 20:26, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

Liz, I never understood why the text Tutty Moreno was not approved. I wrote a correct text, with fonts, and it was not approved. Unfortunately, I don't know what I need to do to get it approved. Thanks RummiEnglish (talk) 21:22, 15 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, RummiEnglish,

:I don't review drafts for AFC but I can restore your draft if you would like to continue to work on it. Let me know or you can make a request at WP:REFUND. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:45, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Blaze Wolf,

:It seems kind of obvious to me but it's about the social construction of racial categories and how race operates in the United States. The article is a bit of an essay but it has good references so I decided to submit when I came across it today. It was due to be deleted. Maybe I'll bring it to the attention of a WikiProject and see if anyone wants to work on it. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 00:27, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

:Yeah that was not a great decline reason, @Blaze Wolf.

:@Liz I agree with you that it has merit. My question is whether a merger with Racial color blindness would make sense as they could be discussed together. Star Mississippi 15:15, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

::It might have been how it was organized but to me it seemed to change topics every section. ― Blaze Wolf^Talk_{Blaze Wolf#6545} 19:30, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

Hi, Liz,

I thought I'd inform you about the batch of speedy deletions I just requested: all seemed to concern "JSS SMI UG & PG STUDIES" - thus, this may be a case of weird sock/meatpuppetry. LilianaUwU ^{(talk / contribs)} 06:51, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, LilianaUwU,

:I just handled some CSD-tagged pages and I didn't notice this. About two years ago, the whole "Sus" "Among Us" vandalism ran rampant, I thought it would never end. But most kids moved on, probably something else got popular.

:I'll keep a closer eye on speedy deletion articles and watch out for vandalism. I'm not a block-happy admin unless I see a vandal creating extra work for our hard-working patrollers. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 06:58, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

::Found another one connected to that school. Definitely seems like meatpuppetry. LilianaUwU ^{(talk / contribs)} 08:52, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

:::{{tps}} A search for pages containing "JSS SMI UG PG COLLEGE" finds a few others. I would suspect a misguided exercise for a class of students. - David Biddulph (talk) 09:27, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

Deletion of the UkrBud page was incorrect, and a page for it exists even on the Ukranian wiki. This is a direct translation of the UkrBud Ukranian Wikipedia page. Seskater (talk) 16:25, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Seskater,

:I look at hundreds of pages a day, could you give me a link to the one you are concerned about? Then I can look into why it was deleted and if there were mistakes made. Thank you. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 20:59, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

Why is your username purple when it could be spring green? I LIKE TO EAT SKITTLES LOTS OF SKITTLES (talk) 20:56, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Skittles,

:Not sure what you are talking about, my username is in the same color as most everyone else's who has a User page. I've had the same signature for many years now. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:01, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

::I will make a compromise, change it to Spring Green( #00FF7F in hexa) and I shall give you a most wonderful X-mas Gift. I LIKE TO EAT SKITTLES LOTS OF SKITTLES (talk) 21:07, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

:::Sorry, I'm not really interested in changing my signature. Maybe I'll do it just for Christmas Day though. And St. Patrick's Day. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:09, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

::::I shall still have a gift on the 25th, I have to negotiate with Santa (A Personal Friend Of Mine) but it shall be there under the talk page tree. I LIKE TO EAT SKITTLES LOTS OF SKITTLES (talk) 21:12, 16 December 2022 (UTC)

I was just working my way down https://wp1.openzim.org/#/project/Cycling/articles?quality=Stub-Class&importance=Low-Class&page=31 checking the athlete articles that are low importance stubs in the cycling project as the the projects has over 14,000 pages (the majority of the project) meeting the criteria. As I did this all the pages I checked so far the user:Lugnuts created and are almost all (so far) non-notable cyclyist pages such as Albert_Chaumarat, the possibly one exception I found was Albert_Dejonghe. User:Lugnuts is blocked from editing site wide Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Case/Conduct_in_deletion-related_editing and it appears a large amount of their created cycling articles do not meeting notability requirements. Is there an easier to mass-delete the non-notable articles than doing PROD or XFD individually?— Preceding unsigned comment added by KeepItGoingForward (talk • contribs) 04:53, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

• I disagree with mass deleting Lugnuts' articles – in the past, when I've seen Olympian stubs (most of which were written by him) on Americans/Canadians (the ones I have newspaper access for) get nominated for deletion, I've looked for newspaper sources and I'd say in the majority of cases found SIGCOV. So mass deletion is not appropriate IMO. BeanieFan11 (talk) 17:18, 17 December 2022 (UTC)
• I started PRODing cricketer stubs but they were BLARd to list articles. Then I took them to AfD but they were kept as redirects. So I would suggest BLARing what you can. Jay 💬 17:51, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

Hi, {{u|Liz}}. You deleted the page Brad Jacobs (entrepreneur), and I would like to understand why and request that you undo the deletion. The page has been active for several years and meets all the criteria of a valid, non-deleted biography of a living person. There may be factual inaccuracies to correct (e.g., Jacobs is no longer the CEO and has become solely the executive chairman) or promotional language to be toned down, but those seem like challenges that would be better handled collaboratively on the talk page. I've never encountered this situation, so I wanted to reach out to you (i.e., deleting admin) before pursuing other options. I appreciate any context you can provide. Gannymetis (talk) 06:29, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

:Here are some links to recent press coverage of Jacobs from major media outlets:

:# He was profiled by Fortune in July 2022: https://fortune.com/2022/07/08/xpo-ceo-self-driving-trucks-supply-chain/

:# Bloomberg profiled him in August 2022: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-10-17/xpo-logistics-ceo-brad-jacobs-is-on-the-hunt-investors-should-pay-attention

:# Tim magazine did a feature on him just a few weeks ago in November 2022: https://time.com/6237005/xpo-brad-jacobs-interview/

:These are just three recent examples to show that he has the notability and press coverage to merit a Wikipedia page. If you'll restore it, I'll be happy to add these references and submit them for review before publishing. Many thanks. Gannymetis (talk) 14:46, 19 December 2022 (UTC)

I want to write article about a romanian artist but i saw that an article with the same name has been deleted by you before, so i dont know if its the same person or a different person

so i want to confirm if its the same person or not, the name is Marius Andrei Feder

kindly help me to clarify it, thanks QDJ22 (talk) 13:33, 18 December 2022 (UTC)

Hi Liz. Quick question for you: when I delete a page with Twinkle, is it possible to have it delete the talk pages of any redirects? For example, when I deleted 100 años de amor y luz, Twinkle correctly deleted the talk page (Talk:100 años de amor y luz) and a redirect (100 años de amor y luz (album)), but it didn't delete that redirect's talk page (Talk:100 años de amor y luz (album)) and I had to do it by hand. I figured you'd probably know: is there a way around that? And if not, is there a way to know whether there are any orphaned talk pages I need to clean up after? Thanks. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 19:59, 18 December 2022 (UTC)

Hello {{u|Liz}}, you closed the most recent AfD discussing a podcast episode list. I decided to open an RfC, which was suggested in the AfD. The RfC can be found here: WT:WikiProject_Podcasting#RfC_on_podcast_episode_lists. There has been no participation yet and I was wondering if it was acceptable to ping everyone in the AfD (or both AfDs that I mentioned in the RfC) or if that would be considered canvassing. I'm always wary of pinging others in discussions and thought I would ask your opinion. TipsyElephant (talk) 01:44, 19 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, TipsyElephant,

:I think it is okay to ping participants as long as you don't just ping those who you agree with, your choice of who to ping has to be neutral, both those you agree with and those you disagree with. I think canvassing occurs when you solicit participation only from those who share your point of view so as long as ping everyone involved, there shouldn't be a problem. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 01:51, 19 December 2022 (UTC)

Hello Liz - while I appreciate a stern warning, a flagrant abuse of powers bestowed on Scope Creep to bully me is completely unacceptable and warrants removal of that right.

Additionally it is not without context. That user has bullied me and my colleague across many articles, hounding and harassing me with COI accusations, tagging, and templating me. An action needs to happen to make this stop. At the very least, I strongly request you make this change. The user can always reapply if they show they can handle the right. They -clearly- cannot right now. ɱ (talk) 02:25, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Ɱ,

:I do not do any administrative duties regarding giving or taking away advanced permissions and, to be honest, I don't know where the bar is to remove a permission. According to Wikipedia:Requests for permissions#Removal of permissions, this issue needs to be brought up at WP:ANI. Alternatively, I'd look at Wikipedia:Requests for permissions#New page reviewer and see which admins work in this area and approach them. Right now, I see Fastily and Rosguill who I'll ping to this discussion. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 02:34, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

::This situation looks complicated enough that I wouldn't want to take any administrative action without investigating thoroughly and I can't promise that I will have time to do that within a reasonable timeframe. You could take it to ANI, but my gut sense is that there's a good chance that the partial blocks and warnings issued already are enough to resolve the situation. _signed, Rosguill ^talk 06:59, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

:::It doesn't matter the context. Scope Creep "violently" abused their user right to target not one, not two, but 14 articles I've worked on, to intimidate me. That's completely unacceptable. ɱ (talk) 13:10, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

Hi Liz, I request you to undelete the page Kovid Mittal, since the topic meets the notability criteria. The subject played the lead roles in multiple films produced or directed by him or others. Numerous news publications covered the artist and his work. I request to restore it. I ensure to make further edits to improve the page with more citations. Thanks, MJ. M Jaiswar (talk) 15:33, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, M Jaiswar,

:This article was deleted in an AFD deletion discussion but closed as a "Soft Delete" which means it can be restored upon request. I have done so. But I think it might be worth your time to look over the AFD discussion and see why some editors thought it should be deleted. There is always a possibility that it can be nominated for deletion again and Soft Deletion can only happen once. It's better to try to address problems before an article is nominated for deletion than have to do major work during the week-long deletion discussion. Good luck improving this article! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:34, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

Courtesy notice that Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Kalil Wilson (2nd nomination) is at DRV: see Wikipedia:Deletion review/Log/2022 December 20. Cheers, Extraordinary Writ (talk) 20:32, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Extraordinary Writ,

:Thank you for the notification. Oh, joy, my favorite spot on the project! I understand though that you are only the messenger. This review is not unexpected. Again, your notice is appreciated. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 20:38, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

Hello again - I still have at least four articles that are "unreviewed": Hotel Revival, Waterford Tower, W. Byron Ireland, Please Don't Tell. Can you please undo this or have them reviewed? I am frustrated we still have abusive edits live. ɱ (talk) 21:00, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

Pinging {{re|Rosguill}} again here too. ɱ (talk) 21:01, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

::Hello, Ɱ,

::I'm sure that I'm supposed to have the ability to review new pages but I don't see that option in the drop down menus that are available to me as an administrator. Then, I looked through the New pages feed and I didn't see them listed. This unreviewing was done yesterday so I don't know that SC has done any more since yesterday morning when they were warned about this. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:12, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

:::They show up at User:SDZeroBot/NPP sorting/Geography/Regions/Americas/North America, and my watchlist shows others that have been re-reviewed, but not these. I am not sure what SC's current inaction has to do with this. Abusive actions require undoing. ɱ (talk) 21:17, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

::::You're right, I didn't know about User:SDZeroBot/NPP sorting/Geography/Regions/Americas/North America but I see them there. I'll have to inquire about how to review articles that were unreviewed. Perhaps because they aren't actually new articles, they show up at the bottom of the list and NPP aren't seeing them. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:39, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

:::::Those four articles have never actually been reviewed in the first place according to the logs, and presumably slid out of the new pages feed without review. They've further been looked at by a reviewer today who tagged them with {{t|notability}}--I do not think that unreviewing these pages can a prior be considered abuse and I don't think it would be appropriate to mark them reviewed now without having performed a search that demonstrates their notability. _signed, Rosguill ^talk 22:30, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

Hello Liz. Sorry I messed up here, badly enough that it took a while to work out what on earth had happened! It turns out that I'd mixed up User:Coimenda with User:SecondLooneyaccount. Coimenda is the blocked sock and they moved one of the articles from draftspace, while it was actually SecondLooneyaccount who created the articles.

Apologies for the mess that you had to deal with. All the best, MrsSnoozyTurtle 21:14, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, MrsSnoozyTurtle,

:No problem! We all make mistakes. Even editors who've been active for 20 years here make mistakes. I hope you are well and enjoying this frantic season at the end of the year. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:36, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

Can you have a look at this? It has been recreated in mainspace again after your page protection. Thanks. VickKiang (talk) 22:25, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, VickKiang,

:I feel like I just moved this to Draft space a few hours ago! But I moved it back, protected the page and posted a talk page warning. Thanks for letting me know. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:47, 20 December 2022 (UTC)

::Hi Liz- Thank you for keeping an eye on this. I think the issue might be that there are now two identical drafts:

::*Draft:Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023

::*Draft:Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 2

::Drafts have some weird deletion rules, but slightly changing the name of the article in an attempt to circumvent an AfD hopefully means that these drafts can be at least merged to one working draft? I would say the user should receive a temporary block if they are disruptive again, especially considering how hostile ([https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Draft_talk:Junior_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2023&diff=prev&oldid=1128488260], [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Draft:Junior_Eurovision_Song_Contest_2023_2&action=history]) they are about it. Grk1011 (talk) 15:37, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

Umm, I wonder if you read my reply to your message in my talk page? Because I have replied to your letter on my talk page. I reply under letters sent to my talk page, so that readers can follow the conversation easily. Cheers, --Minoa (talk) 02:55, 21 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Minoa,

:If your message is somewhere in the middle of this page, I might have missed it. I'm going to try to catch up with old talk page messages tomorrow so I hope to have an answer for you. I address new messages pretty quickly but the older ones I lose track of as they scroll up the page. I apologize for my delay. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 01:05, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

::Not here, the reply is at User talk:Minoa#Module speedy deletion. Sorry for being unclear. --Minoa (talk) 02:55, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

Did you intend that to be a delete outcome, or a soft delete? I'm curious enough after participating in Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ater Wynne, but not enough to want it back "just because"--trying to get a feel for whether the NCORP enthusiasts have gone a bit far afield here. Cheers, Jclemens (talk) 01:01, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Jclemens,

:I would have liked to have closed that discussion as Soft Delete but the article had already been deleted at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Buchalter so it was not eligible for a Soft Deletion. If you would like to work on the article, let me know, I'll look it over and if it is not promotional, I'm willing to restore it to Draft space. IF you want to work on improving it. Let me know. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 01:14, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

::P.S. There are times when I disagree with an article deletion I'm tasked with doing. But I've put myself in the role as a discussion closer, if I wanted my own opinion to matter, I'd participate in the discussion. I have to stay neutral. But there are times when I think to myself that an article would be fine as a stub article but the consensus is to Delete so that's the action that must be taken. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 01:17, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

:::No, I understand--I deleted 20,000 pages in the five years I was an admin. Sometimes I miss the ability to see what, exactly, else was deleted... but I do not miss the drama. And thank you, I should have known that. Jclemens (talk) 02:08, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

::::If I could carry out any one action, because I was omnipotent on Wikipedia, it would be to allow all extended confirmed editors to see deleted content. It's probably the admin privilege that I value the most. It would be nice if more trusted editors had this ability. Now the drama and sometimes feeling like I have a target on my back? That's what I could do without! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 02:12, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

I was trying to make a nomination for deletion (Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Template:User Kamala Harris 2020), but unregistered users can't create pages in Wikipedia namespace, I think, so I created it at Wikipedia talk:Miscellany for deletion/Template:User Kamala Harris 2020 as an edit request. 2601:640:4000:3170:0:0:0:F6D3 (talk) 07:33, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, 2601:640:4000:3170:0:0:0:F6D3,

:Well, you can't have a Talk page where you don't have an Article or Wikipedia page. Orphaned Talk pages are deleted. Do you want me to restore it to your User space? Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 07:44, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

::I was just trying to make an edit request for someone to create the page. I thought only logged in users could have user space? 2601:640:4000:3170:0:0:0:F6D3 (talk) 08:06, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

:::Only logged in users can have userspace, and only logged in users should be doing projectspace work, like MfD nominations. One reason is accountability (why are you not logged in?). Another is that to do these things easily, you need WP:Twinkle, which needs you to have an account. SmokeyJoe (talk) 10:57, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

Hi friend, I have created an article on M. Thomas Mathew; a page on him was earlier deleted by you. I haven't seen the old article but the subject of the article recently won Sahitya Akademi Award, one of the highest Indian literary awards. Moreover, he has several books to his credit and is also a recipient of several other awards including Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award and Vayalar Award which makes him eminently notable. Please have a look at the new article where I have included all those details. Thanks.--jojo@nthony (talk) 15:09, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

File:Surrealist painting of raccoons in fancy clothes enjoying New Years Eve party in a light bulb factory, writing encyclopedias.png

Happy Holidays and Happy New Year, Liz!

The other day, I was having a conversation with someone about holiday cards and social media. It occurred to me that, in the years since I left Facebook, the site I use most to communicate with people I like isn't actually a social media site at all. If you're receiving this, it's pretty likely I've talked with you more recently than I have my distant relatives and college friends on FB, at very least, and we may have even collaborated on something useful. So here's a holiday "card", Wikipedia friend. :) Hope the next couple weeks bring some fun and/or rest. — Rhododendrites ^talk \\ 18:47, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

Hello, I have noticed your removal of the CSD tag on the page Bilaya, I left this tag because it redirected to a non-existent Wiktionary entry. Is this still eligible for deletion, considering I tagged it under being a 'page dependent on a non-existent or deleted page'. JML1148 (Talk | Contribs) JML1148 (Talk | Contribs) 08:36, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, JML1148,

:I reviewed the page and you were correct, there was no Wikitionary page for this term. So, I did delete the page on the grounds you originally stated. Thank you for bringing this to my attention. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 06:24, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

File:Firstchristmascard.jpg

I wish you and your loved ones a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year. Best regards RV (talk) 12:08, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

:Happy holidays and all the best also from my side! Just wanted to take the opportunity to say thank you for doing the often thankless job of closing discussions, and always being constructive about it! Daranios (talk) 12:22, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

Hi Liz, that you for closing the AfD. The only issue I have with the close is that the previous participants had evaluated the article against GNG and not NCORP (which is the most appropriate) and the AfD was then closed without an opportunity to discuss which guidelines to use. CT5555 replied to say that the article was more about the building that the business but that patently isn't true. HighKing⁺⁺ 12:11, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, HighKing,

:I would never challenge your expertise in evaluating NCORP but I'll look over the AFD and see if there is anything I can add. Though at times, your opinions can throw a monkey wrench into assessing consensus in an AFD discussion, your opinions are always detailed, well thought-out and based in policy and so I appreciate you spending the time to investigate sourcing for these articles which are up for deletion discussion. I think you draw a more hard and fast line with assessing NCORP than many editors but it does help to maintain Wikipedia's standards in the best way possible.

:I hope you have a pleasant, end-of-the-year holiday season! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:21, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

::Hi Liz, I wish you and your loved ones a Happy Christmas/Holidays/Weekend, Wikipedia wouldn't be here without good people like you. Thank you. HighKing⁺⁺ 12:09, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

Hello

This article was great article and was very informative about awarded penalties throughout world cups.

I don't know you personally, maybe for someone who doesn't follow international football isn't necessary but for football fans was very important it was very well-structured. Please reverse the deletion. Mohenhance (talk) 16:06, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

:talk page lurker here... {{ping|Mohenhance}} WP:ILIKEIT is not a valid reason for not deleting. Please read the discussion to delete and read each of the cited policies that supported deleting. Anytime you see a blue link that means there's a policy or essay or page where you can read up on what's being said. UtherSRG (talk) 17:28, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

::I've read the discussion to delete and the discussion was

::unproductive. It met WP:GNG. It was Reliable and Sources were secondary sources. Mohenhance (talk) 18:11, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

:::@Mohenhance The consensus at the AFD discussion was that the article didn't meet GNG. Nobody claimed the sources were unreliable or the article didn't use secondary sources just that the subject wasn't notable enough. Badgering Liz isn't going to change that. If you think Liz wrongly interpreted the consensus you can take it to WP:Deletion review but I think you'd be on a loser there. As has been mentioned ILIKEIT is not a reason for overturning a closed AFD decision. Nthep (talk) 18:26, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

::::I neither have the time nor care that much, I thought Wikipedia was democracy turns out it's just like twitter before Musk. Mohenhance (talk) 18:34, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Mohenhance,

:I don't have much to add to what UtherSRG and Nthep have said here. The consensus of the discussion was that the article should be deleted and as a discussion closer, I have to follow the consensus. Sometimes this means that I end up deleting articles that, personally, I see value in but my own point-of-view is irrelevant. If I feel strongly about an article, then I participate in the discussion and don't close the AFD. In this case, I think that this content was interesting but maybe it belongs on another website that is devoted to football or the World Cup. Wikipedia is a general encyclopedia, not a sports database, and to the editors who participated in the discussion, the content wasn't a good fit for this project.

:If you do not believe I assessed the consensus correctly, you can challenge my closure at Wikipedia:Deletion review but understand that in that forum, the focus is on the AFD closure, not the value of the article. I'm sorry you are disappointed in this decision. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:15, 23 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Donner60,

:Thank you for your good wishes! I hope you are having a pleasant end-of-the-year holiday! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 02:04, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

Hello, Liz

Could you please move the "Do My Thing (Busta Rhymes song)" page to the "Do My Thing" page as it is an unnecessary disambiguation?

Thanks in advance

And best regards Thegalacticalbeast (talk) 01:18, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Thegalacticalbeast,

:{{done}} I'm not sure if it has been reviewed yet and it's a very new article. But I saw no issues with moving it to take the place of the redirect. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 06:23, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Dan arndt,

:It's actually not my article, just one I came across when I was working today. I had moved it to Draft space. But thanks for reviewing it so promptly. I just submitted it this evening. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 06:18, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

::Not a problem, its happened to me dozens of times when I've drafted articles, usually a Bot telling me that the draft hasn't been modified for over six months. Happy festive season. Dan arndt (talk) 06:36, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

:::A trick I've learned to do is that when I draftify and AfC submit like this, I'll go back and tweak the AfC submission tag to indicate the original author, so that they get the AfC notices instead. Cheers! - UtherSRG (talk) 17:04, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

::::Hello, UtherSRG,

::::I've been told more than once how to do this when I submit the draft but I can't remember. Just tweak the AFC tag and put the draft creator's name? I can do that. Thanks! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 02:00, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

:::::Yup! That's all I do. Really simple. :) Happy New Year! UtherSRG (talk) 02:05, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Ganesha811,

:I actually had a bout of the stomach flu on Christmas and was as sick as a dog for half the day. But I'm fine now! I hope you had a great holiday and end-of-the-year. Thank you for the good wishes. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 01:56, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

:I'm glad you're feeling better! —Ganesha811 (talk) 05:37, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

{{talkback|User talk:Red-tailed hawk|Speedy deletion nomination of Category:Free content from Fandom|ts=23:05, 24 December 2022 (UTC)}}

— Red-tailed hawk _(nest) 23:05, 24 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Red-tailed hawk,

:Thank you for your warm greetings! Have a wonderful 2023, on- and off-Wikipedia! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 00:43, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

Hello, {{u|Liz}}. So I tagged this as WP:A7, which you declined. I've checked the article again, it does not have a credible claim of significance IMO (the closest I can tell is an assertion it's been commented upon by other anonymous YouTubers...). My WP:BEFORE found no refs, looking at their [https://twitter.com/botfederation Twitter] and [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbItgQhwqnHho-QHIPyHu4A YouTube] page, they have 5 and 13 followers respectively. This seems to just be a group which has an obscure, completely non-notable YouTube channel, and someone decided to write an article on it. The article is about a group, which would fall under {{tq|clubs, societies and groups}}, so IMO WP:A7 would apply, though if you found more refs or a credible claim of significance do let me know, if so, apologies for the mistake.

Further, the page has been proposed for deletion. In the past I've used WP:CSD for pages that were PRODed and currently in an AfD process. Your decline stated {{tq|Removing CSD tag, let this just be PROD'd}}- is this because it's generally expected that a page currently PRODed or AfDed should not be tagged for speedy deletion becuase it isn't unambiguous and uncontroversial? The CSD guideline says that anything controversial isn't eligible, from what I see that seems to include pages that have been around for years with numerous editors, or pages that had a prior AfD that did not result in speedy or WP:SNOW deletion. However, if a page is WP:PRODed or WP:AFDed by an user, does it mean that WP:A7 shouldn't usually be used in conjunction? If so, do please let me know. Many thanks for your help! VickKiang (talk) 07:49, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

:Also an older [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Anti_Bot_Federation&oldid=1129068026 revision] of the page has this [https://medium.com/@moutamn123/what-went-wrong-with-the-anti-bot-federation-and-can-they-somehow-fix-it-2f8835fd9c72 link]. The author is {{tq|My Mixed Biscuit}}, who wrote {{tq|It’s quite interesting as an outsider to be observing all this, I recently joined their Discord server and checked their official Twitter and it seems that they are still active after 2 years but struggling.}} The user who wrote this article is also called {{tq| Mixed Biscuit}}. That they are citing an article they wrote about a company they investigated via Discord might potentially be bordering on a WP:COI, though that reference has since been removed. Thanks. VickKiang (talk) 07:54, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

::Hello, VickKiang,

::You know, it's Christmas Eve here, almost Christmas Day. I'm not going to have a long debate about my decision to remove a CSD tag from an article because there is already a PROD or AFD tag. It's really not that controversial or momentous a decision to make. This is just editing on Wikipedia, not off-wiki life. Maybe another time when there is not so much going on in the world we can have this debate. Have a pleasant holiday season. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 08:11, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

:::{{ping|Liz}} Apologies if my message is long-winded and verbose (which I have, well, a bad habit of). Feel free to reply again whenever you are available (though by then it might be deleted via PROD so it's probably moot). Thanks for your prompt reply, your amazing work here, and happy holidays! VickKiang (talk) 08:31, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

::::Hello, VickKiang,

::::Looking back, trying to figure out why I did what I did, I guess I have an unconscous bias. If an article has been PROD'd or sent to AFD first, I prefer to let that process continue and resolve rather than use speedy deletion unless there are problems with the article or there is a strong consensus for a speedy deletion at an AFD. I just see no reason to rush a process that another editor has started unless there is problematic content. Each form of deletion is different and I like PRODs because if another editor wants to revive an article and work on improving it, they can request restoration at REFUND while this rarely happens with CSD. And I just don't like there to be competing forms of deletion tagging on an article at the same time.

::::I'm sorry if I was snappy at the time, I was just getting a little editing in before Christmas and I seem to have gotten a lot of messages I had to respond to which is always more time-consuming than just editing. It was nothing personal. You do a lot of great work here. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 00:42, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

:::::No worries. Appreciate your explanation and thanks! VickKiang (talk) 00:44, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, CAPTAIN RAJU,

:Thank you for your good wishes. They are appreciated. Have a wonderful 2023! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 00:42, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Bruxton,

:I had a bout of the stomach flu on Christmas so spent most of the day in bed. But I greatly appreciate the good wishes, thank you very much. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 00:32, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

Hello Liz and happy holidays, I notice you're very experienced with reviewing AfDs and I had a question. Using this AfD discussion as an example, when "Keep" comments do not support, or are even contrary to, the notability guidelines they claim to be supporting (e.g. misinterpreting what WP:AUTHOR requires possibly confusing it with WP:NBOOK criteria; claiming that interviews with a subject (non-independent sources) contribute to notability contrary to WP:NBIO) and are demonstrably refuted, how are these weighted in the discussion? Asked another way, if the arguments made are all objecting to an AfD nom and are all demonstrated to be (assuming good faith) spurious, how is that handled by the reviewer/closer? Saucysalsa30 (talk) 18:53, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Saucysalsa30,

:You're not going to like hearing this but a closure decision really can vary depending on the thoroughness of the closer. I've seen closures I disgree with and would have closed differently so it's not "one size fits all" except for cases that are unanimous. I don't know that I'm "very experienced" at closing AFDs as I just started working in this area this year. And since we are all volunteers and can choose what we work on, I have mostly closed discussions that aren't close calls as I'm reviewing how these are handled by admins who have years more experience closing divisive discussions than I do.

:Looking at the AFD you linked to, the editors who are participating in this discussion are all very experienced editors who gave detailed comments and no one is supporting your interpretation. Have you considered their points of view or that you might have a mistaken understanding of notability policy regarding this article? Just since I started helping out in AFD, my own understanding of notability has become more nuanced and has evolved. Maybe rather than assuming everyone else is wrong, consider that they might be on the mark in some of the points they are making.

:But to you original query, a closer evaluates the discussion and the arguments that are made. I have seen AFD closures where a lone opinion, outnumbered by everyone else, has been the deciding factor, this most often happens when the other participants aren't taking the discussion very seriously or are making throw-away comments. I don't think that is the case here. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:36, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

::Hi @Liz, thanks for your response. I am very fine hearing it :). While there's always lots to learn, please don't be too hard on yourself. I did carefully consider their interpretations and that I may have misinterpreted even to the point that I consulted admins on the help IRC. They agreed that I was understanding the policies correctly, including them making very firm statements like {{tq|"Interviews are never independent sourcing"}} in this subject's context. Experienced editors may be experienced in some areas, but not all, such as notability criteria. Example: One of those editors commented on my other open AfD and made a demonstrably false comment due to not checking sources beforehand. [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/1129513196] [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/1129569936]

::What had become evident on the AfD is a common theme across AfDs, comments to the effect of "these sources exist, therefore notable" (related: WP:LOTSOFSOURCES), like a checkbox, without taking into account the oft-overlooked nuances of notability guidelines and criteria. The claims didn't consider the non-independence of the subject and primary nature of the sources until I pointed it out in responses. Then the response to me was that independent and primary sources provide notability, which WP:NBASIC does not agree with. Another claim confused criteria that could lend credibility for WP:NBOOK, with WP:AUTHOR which is a higher bar. It would not be inaccurate to say everyone including myself in that discussion has learned a thing or two.

::For example, the bulk of sources provided by commenters on the AfD, have been written and video interviews with the subject talking about herself, and so are not independent of the subject and also mostly primary, with support for my stance from the explanatory essay on interviews. Quoting because of how profound this statement is: {{tq|"The general rule is that any statements made by interviewees about themselves, their activities, or anything they are connected to is considered to have come from a primary source and is also non-independent material."}} WP:NBASIC presumes notability by sources being independent of the subject and secondary, which at the very least none of the interview sources fit the independence part and most are fully primary. That is, these do not show notability.

::For clarity, I didn't see the article and immediately put up for AfD on a whim. I did thorough research (to a point I had prior to posting found and read each source later posted by other editors in the AfD among many more), reviewed all the relevant policies, and consulted help channels before posting. The editors' responses were more than a "Keep", but they hadn't thoroughly looked into the sources or what the policies say about those kinds of sources. Saucysalsa30 (talk) 04:51, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

6 keeps to 2 ultra-short delete votes = no consensus? ɱ (talk) 23:16, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Ɱ,

:As you know, AFDs aren't vote counts. But since you are challenging this closure, I will review it again, some time in the next day. It's almost Christmas night here so my activity will be spotty until tomorrow. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:24, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

::I know, but consensus matters, especially such an overwhelming percentage like seen here, and the content and effort given reflect a keep vote. I nevertheless appreciate it even being closed. Hope you have a happy holiday, ɱ (talk) 23:31, 25 December 2022 (UTC)

{{re|Liz}} - again, a no consensus vote for Bluehour? The two delete votes were each a single sentence. The nomination didn't even use any sentences or barely rationale at all. The keep votes were thought-out and rational. This strongly reads as a keep. ɱ (talk) 18:54, 29 December 2022 (UTC)

::Hello, Ɱ,

::I count 3 editors advocating Deletion plus the nominator which makes for 4 plus Valereee who didn't vote and yet was critical of the sourcing. And, yes, AFDs aren't votes. I'll offer you a couple of options...a) I can relist the discussion, but in that case, another admin might close it differently (Keep or Delete), and/or b) I can stop closing these AFD discussions on Portland restaurants and let another admin handle them since you are dissatisfied with both of my closures. Or, we can leave it at you are unhappy with my closure but accepting the result. I'll just say that my guess is that even if I had closed the discussion as "Keep", I don't think that would prevent a follow-up AFD from the nominator at some point. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 21:05, 29 December 2022 (UTC)

:::A nomination is not a delete vote. It is the beginning of a discussion. Some editors may be unsure and list an article, or be swayed later on. When they are confident, they usually say "delete, as nominator" below. The first delete vote was before the article was expanded, and the voter did not update if their stance had changed. The second delete vote, 6 words, was also before expansion, and again the editor did not update, even when prompted. The third delete vote was struck and changed to keep. The fourth delete vote is based on NCORP, which is established to not be the only guideline of concern for cultural establishments like restaurants. I do not understand. I am not asking for action anymore, but it's upsetting that SC has the backing of an admin who continually questions keep voters, diluting the weight of their arguments to no end, and it seems no admin has been willing to take strong action in favor of these articles like they are. ɱ (talk) 04:12, 30 December 2022 (UTC)

Like the intro at the top of your page. Adding this to a new socially distanced section ;-)

:Good enough. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 00:30, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

An editor has asked for a deletion review of :Bitcoin Improvement Proposals. 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.

Thanks!

Jtbobwaysf (talk) 03:24, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Jtbobwaysf,

:What a pleasant Christmas surprise, a visit to Deletion review! As much as I dislike these reviews, I appreciate you letting me know. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:27, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

::Please let it sit for a couple of days then, no reason to do it on christmas. I am bored waiting for dinner ;-) Jtbobwaysf (talk) 03:33, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

I'm not sure what's going on with Draft:Thelwik, but this user has moved their test edits to mainspace multiple times. Just thought I'd let you know. LilianaUwU ^{(talk / contribs)} 06:14, 26 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, LilianaUwU,

:Thanks for letting me know yesterday. This page is certainly getting moved around a lot. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 00:30, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

An editor has asked for a deletion review of :Bureaucracy in the United States. 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. VickKiang (talk) 00:13, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

:Another procedural notification as the editor who initiated the review, User:Super ninja2, did not complete steps 2 or 4. Thanks. VickKiang (talk) 00:13, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

::I think I have 3 deletion decisions at Deletion review right now, VickKiang. I had never gone to Deletion review page until this year. Just my luck, I guess. Thank you for the notification. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 00:28, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

Hi Liz,

It's been a tough year and I missed the deletion review for the page Mark Worthington (journalist). I would have liked the opportunity to update and improve the page before deletion but appreciate I missed it. Hoping it can be considered for reinstatement?

I note the concern that the sources are based on "reporting by him, not about him; [2][8]." However, away from his former journalism career, I would argue that there are multiple sources reporting about him and his role in a seminal moment through the formation of a breakaway company (Klareco) in the aftermath of the Bell Pottinger scandal - which is also referenced and cited on the Bell Pottinger Wikipedia page as follows: "in the meantime, the company's regional operations in the Far East and Middle East both split away from the parent firm. The 50-strong Far East business headquartered in Singapore, was rebranded as Klareco Communications (Klareco means "clarity" in Esperanto), following a management buyout led by Mark Worthington and Ang Shih Huei." The sources include [https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bell-pottinger-co-founder-quits-after-gupta-scandal-7q7hc3sf6]https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bell-pottinger-co-founder-quits-after-gupta-scandal-7q7hc3sf6, [https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/bell-pottinger-asia-undergoes-name-change-formal-separation-from-troubled]https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/bell-pottinger-asia-undergoes-name-change-formal-separation-from-troubled, [https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/bell-pottinger-cofounder-quits-after-gupta-scandal/news-story/70d794dea3ed43241a997aa8d8033d3c]https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/bell-pottinger-cofounder-quits-after-gupta-scandal/news-story/70d794dea3ed43241a997aa8d8033d3c, [https://www.nationthailand.com/aec/30326163]https://www.nationthailand.com/aec/30326163

Thank you for your help and advice with this! Dbx2

{{You've got mail|subject=Deletion of Mark Worthington (journalist)}} Dbx2 (talk) 01:55, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

Hello Miss Liz, I hope you are doing well. I am Masoud Minaei, the champion of several world championships and with many titles. Please return my page. Thank you for your attention🌹 Masoud.minaei (talk) 02:17, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Masoud.minaei,

:I can't review any deleted pages and see why they were deleted if you don't tell me what the page title is and provide me with a link. Thank you. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 02:28, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Masoud_Minaei_(2nd_nomination)

Masoud.minaei (talk) 03:26, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Masoud.minaei,

:Thank you very much for supplying that link. I see that Masoud Minaei has been deleted twice through Articles for Deletion discussions. No administrator can overrule a consensus deletion decision. AFD delete decision is the community's way of saying that the article they reviewed shouldn't be included in Wikipedia.

:The only way I know to overcome an AFD delete decision is to start a new version of the article in Draft space. Please review the AFDs and see what the criticism was of the articles and try to address the problems that the editors found in previous versions. I see here that the editors who reviewed the article didn't think your titles established notability so you'd have to have some reliable sources that can contradict this view. When you believe that the Draft is in good shape, submit it to Articles for Creation for review. An experienced editor will review your draft and offer you their opinion on whether it is ready to be moved to the main space of the project.

:Please know that if you move an article on yourself directly into main space, it will be tagged for speedy deletion, CSD G4 so please go through AFC.

:If you have further questions about article creation and Wikipedia's deletion policies, please bring them to the Teahouse where experienced editors can offer you advice and support...it's a great place to go to with your questions. Good luck! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:35, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

Thank you dear lady Masoud.minaei (talk) 03:51, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?action=edit&create=Create+new+article+draft&editintro=Template%3AAfC+draft+editintro&preload=Template%3AAfc+preload%2Fdraft&summary=--+Draft+creation+using+the+%5B%5BWP%3AArticle+wizard%5D%5D+--&title=Draft%3AMasoud+Minaei Masoud.minaei (talk) 04:06, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

It seems that creating my page is protected, only admins can create my page Masoud.minaei (talk) 04:06, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

Can you create my page? Masoud.minaei (talk) 08:55, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

Hi, I was hoping you could userfy this article for me - I believe I can salvage it and demonstrate that Halperin meets WP:MUSIC. Chubbles (talk) 02:19, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Chubbles,

:As a contested PROD, I have restored the article. You can move it to wherever you like. If you do move it to User space, it is unlikely to be nominated for an AFD which can happen with articles that were restored and de-PROD'd so that is probably a good idea. Good luck with it! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 02:27, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

::Ok Thanks Chubbles (talk) 02:28, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

Someone added a speedy deletion tag to Institute of Political Studies in Belgrade (as cross-wiki hoax), but you removed it because they didn't give a reason why. I added it back using the more specific template (as they said it was a hoax, so I used {{tl|db-hoax}}). Why did you revert my edit and protect the page? 2601:640:4000:3170:0:0:0:F6D3 (talk) 03:27, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, 2601:640:4000:3170:0:0:0:F6D3,

:There are limited criteria that allow for speedy deletion (see WP:CSD for explanations of criteria). You say the article is a "hoax" but to qualify for deletion as a hoax, it has to be obvious that the subject is a hoax. I see nothing about this article that demonstrates that this instititue is a "hoax", that it is fictitious and doesn't really exist. :Speedy deletion is intentionally limited so a better form of deletion for your purposes would be Proposed Deletion or Articles for Deletion where you could explain why you believe this institute is a hoax. I protected the article, more than once, because you persistently tagged it for speedy deletion even after an administrator had removed the tags, you kept at it! I'm willing to remove the protection from the page if you will agree to stop tagging it for speedy deletion and pursue other forms of deletion. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 04:01, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

::I'm not the person who tagged it for speedy deletion before. I just noticed that the speedy deletion was removed for not having a reason. But I also noticed there was a reason listed (cross-wiki hoax) so this reason for removing it didn't make sense to me. I just added back the same tag with the "G3" code for speedy deletion because that's what {{ping|38.242.7.246}} said (it was a hoax/G3). Personally, I have no idea whether it's a hoax or not. 2601:640:4000:3170:0:0:0:F6D3 (talk) 04:20, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

:::Also I live in California and that IP is apparently from Sri Lanka. 2601:640:4000:3170:0:0:0:F6D3 (talk) 04:22, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

Hi, Can you create an article on the famous Indian composer Deri Lorus? HighBP (talk) 05:32, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, HighBP,

:I suppose I could but I won't. I don't spend my time on Wikipedia creating articles, I'm an administrator and I take care of admin responsibilities. I'm not sure what led you to my talk page!

:If you have questions about editing Wikipedia, I recommend bringing them to the Teahouse where experienced editors can offer you advice and support. Good luck. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 05:42, 27 December 2022 (UTC)

Hi Liz, could you please put the subject of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Dark_elves_in_fiction this AfD] in my userspace? Thank you! Hobit (talk) 05:00, 29 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Hobit,

:{{done}} You can find it at User:Hobit/Dark elves in fiction. Good luck! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 05:17, 29 December 2022 (UTC)

:Greetings, I just wanted to offer my positive opinion on the Patrick Wilson (New Zealand actor) AFD closure, that was overturned on review. I have been off sick so didn't get to participate.

:I am working to provide references found on other articles but would like to offer that you not be dismayed by an overturn or some of the comments that are somewhat off-key to the intent and purpose of Wikipedia. This subject is mostly what we call a bit actor (bit part actor) and is best known for a cancelled show (Rude Awakenings) from a lack of viewers. Some call them supporting actors.

:Outrageous Fortune (TV series) shows seven billed stars and the subject is not among them. The "Cast and characters" section lists fourteen names and the subject is not included.

:The Amazing Extraordinary Friends has a list of twelve that includes Patrick Morrison but not Patrick Wilson. In Broken English (1996 film) the subject is not listed in the cast. This is just some reasoning to support that a subject lacks notability when sources do not support it and why a keep comment; "Keep due to having various significant roles in shows and movies that are notable enough for their own Articles" obviously used the list provided from the External links.

:Comments to keep, just listing a policy or guideline with no substance or "proof", as in verifiability, are just votes and not a means of actual consensus. Providing an interview as evidence, or IMDb a TVNZ profile in the "External links" are not acceptable sources.

:The "Deletion review" states: {{tq|The deletion review process is not decided solely by head count, but by consensus}} and that is the same criteria for discussions at AFD.

:Anyway, there will always be those that do not think WP:V is important. An AFD is a blanket contest to WP:notability and the policy states: {{tq|Information on Wikipedia must be verifiable; if no reliable, independent sources can be found on a topic, then it should not have a separate article.}}. Likely thousands of BLP articles were started from IMDb or others that do not adhere to sourcing policies and guidelines. I am going to link some of the articles to the subject's name and try to find sources that back up notability. An initial search was not successful. Have a great day and Happy New Year. -- Otr500 (talk) 09:17, 29 December 2022 (UTC)

:Added note:I was going to link the subject to Power Rangers S.P.D. (3 episodes in 2005) but of 31 names I did not see the subject. Surely I missed the name in the very large List of Power Rangers S.P.D. characters. Otr500 (talk) 09:27, 29 December 2022 (UTC)

Hello, could you help me by pointing which sources are not reliable please? I have sources from various independent historians like Kusheva, Dalgat, Yakovlev. I also put the pages there, so anyone can check if the information is really in the book. WikiEditor1234567123 (talk) 10:16, 29 December 2022 (UTC)

Hi, you rejected my sd at User:Rathfelder/Audley Retirement. It was clearly a draft that hasn't been edited in a while. Therefore it falls under CSD, criterion G13. At my talk page you just gave a generic warning. Please see my response. Happy editing (and new year!) --Matr1x-101 {_{user page} - ^{talk with me :)} - _contribs!} 22:43, 29 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, 'Matr1x-101,

:You clearly didn't follow my advice to actually read WP:G13 because this page doesn't qualify for CSD G13. Just being a User page that hasn't been edited in a while isn't the qualification for CSD G13. We have hundeds of thousands of User pages that haven't been edited in years, hell, decades, that don't qualify for CSD G13. Please review the criteria. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 06:57, 30 December 2022 (UTC)

::{{ping|Liz|p=,}} No, this clearly looks like an early draft for Audley Retirement. That's my point. I did" read it. --Matr1x-101 {_{user page} - ^{talk with me :)} - _contribs!}'' 11:02, 30 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Matr1x-101,

:Okay, let's go over what makes a page eligible for speedy deletion CSD G13 according to WP:G13:

::*This applies to any pages that have not been edited by a human in six months found in:

:::*Draft namespace,

:::*Userspace with an {{AFC submission}} template

:::*Userspace with no content except the article wizard placeholder text.

:Yes, it was a page that hadn't been edited by a human in six months;

:No, it was not a draft article;

:No, it wasn't a user page with an AFC submission template; and

:No, it wasn't a user page with no content except for the article wizard placeholder text.

:So, you see, it hadn't been edited in a long time but it didn't meet one of the three listed conditions that is required for a G13. We probably have hundreds of thousands of User pages that haven't been edited in years but, despite some editors' opinion, they are not deleted just because they are old and abandoned. There have been many attempts to change policy to include them but, as of now, they are not eligible for CSD G13 just because they are a User page that hasn't been edited in more than six months unless it fulfills one of the two listed conditions for User pages to be eligible for speedy deletion. I hope this answer satisfies your question. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:13, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

::Thanks for the clarification! --Matr1x-101 {_{user page} - ^{talk with me :)} - _contribs!} 23:25, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

Hi there. Earlier this month I moved this article back into draft space due to the numerous construction issues, including those raised at the deletion discussion, although this was undone within hours. It was previously moved from article space to draft space in November, but this was shortly reverted as it occurred during the deletion discussion. I intend to move this into draft space as some time has passed and the main editor has not made any recent contributions to the article. I'm raising this with you as a courtesy beforehand. Cheers. Onetwothreeip (talk) 06:33, 30 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Onetwothreeip,

:It looks like I moved it back to main space from Draft space. I'm not sure it's appropriate to move it to Draft space when it looks like there has been productive work that has been done on the article since the AFD. When articles get moved to Draft space, they often get much less attention and if there is constructive work being done in main space, I don't see the benefit of draftifying the article.

:Rather than giving me a head's up, could you mention this on the article talk page or mention it to the article creator, Nml25, and see what other interested editors think? I've already moved it once and will not revert a future move. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 06:54, 30 December 2022 (UTC)

I proposed a reasonable alternative to deletion WP:ATD, and the discussion was closed just a few hours later. That gave nobody else a chance to challenge or support the alternative. I feel that more time would have allowed others to critique it and I am optimistic that people would agree. I think it's unconventional for an unopposed redirect target to be denied like this. Therefore asking if you might reconsider closing it, and consider instead:

1. allowing the redirect
2. giving others time to comment on my suggestion

CT55555(talk) 05:11, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, CT55555,

:Well, if 2022 Ontario drag performance protests ever becomes a main space article, I'd be willing to restore the article and redirect it to that page. How does that sound? You know after a relisting a closer can close it at any time, right? At some point, AFD discussions need to be closed and I thought I saw a consensus. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 05:55, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

::Thank you, that does sound reasonable. And I respect your right to close it at any time. I think there was consensus, it's just that the idea to make it into an event article was so recently proposed and a good idea that consensus could have shifted with this new idea. I'll work on the event article and then ping you once it's in main space. Happy New Year and thanks for all you do. CT55555(talk) 09:15, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

::2022 drag performance protests is now in main space - I expanded the geographical scope as I learned this was also a US and UK phenomenon. CT55555(talk) 10:34, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

:::Hi, just a gentle reminder about this, in case you are still willing to to restore and redirect? CT55555(talk) 04:54, 7 January 2023 (UTC)

::::Hello, CT55555

::::Thank you for the reminder. I have so much traffic on my talk page, especially with holiday wishes, that older comments can get lost in the middle of the page. If this happens again, you are free to copy the discussion and place it at the bottom of the page where I'm more likely to see it.

::::I created a redirect at Crystal Quartz to 2022 drag performance protests. Please do not revert this page bacl to the deleted article or it will just be tagged for speedy deletion, CSD G4 and the admin who deleted the page then is less likely to want to restore it a second time. If I were you, I'd move the content to Draft or User space and work on the article in that namespace where there is less a chance of deletion. I have misgivings now about restoring it to main space but earlier I stated I was willing to do this so I can't go back on my word now. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:20, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

:::::Thanks. I didn't want to rush you, I spend enough time at AFD to see clearly that you are a busy admin.

:::::I don't wish to hold you to your word if you have misgivings about this. Please feel free to share any concerns you have, especially if there is something I can address. CT55555(talk) 22:33, 8 January 2023 (UTC)

I'd like to discuss the close on this. Three keeps versus four deletes, with two of the deletes (and one of the keeps) being "weak", seems like no-consensus to me. The division was also on interpreting policy (i.e., whether the sources cited met the standard) rather than one side lacking basis in policy. FOARP (talk) 11:00, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, FOARP,

:Well, as I said, it was close. It seemed to me that those arguing for Delete were convincing in stating that the sources didn't provide SIGCOV. I'd rather not revert my closure to No Consensus but I'd be willing to relist the decision and let another admin make the call. How does that sound? Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 05:51, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

:::A relist for a re-close by another admin makes sense. FOARP (talk) 06:40, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

::::Hi Liz, did you get a chance to look at this? I see from this page that you're very busy. FOARP (talk) 22:20, 12 January 2023 (UTC)

:::::Hello, FOARP,

:::::I really wish I hadn't agreed to this but I have to abide by what I promised earlier. I'll take care of it now. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:52, 14 January 2023 (UTC)

   {{resize|88%|Send New Year cheer by adding {{tls|Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages.}}

{{clear}} Abishe (talk) 17:54, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Abishe,

:Thank you! Have a happy and healthy 2023! Best wishes! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 05:47, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

   {{resize|88%|Send New Year cheer by adding {{tls|Happy New Year fireworks}} to user talk pages.}}

{{clear}} — Moops ^⋠T⋡ 22:56, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, Moops,

:Thank you! Have a happy and healthy 2023! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 05:46, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

:– Send New Year cheer by adding {{tls|Happy New Year}} to user talk pages.

CAPTAIN RAJU^(T) 23:14, 31 December 2022 (UTC)

:Hello, CAPTAIN RAJU,

:Thank you! I hope you and yours have a happy and healthy 2023! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 05:45, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

:Hello, Mz7,

:I had no idea that the system kept track of that! Thanks for letting me know! It's a great message to end the year on. I hope you and yours have a Happy New Years! On to 2023! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 00:02, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

::Very cool! Congrats and thanks, ---Another Believer _(Talk) 00:16, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

{{ping|Liz|p=,}} just a quick reminder that you've got a reply at your talk page ({{Section link|User:Liz|Replying to something at my talk page}}.

Also, have an enjoyable, great & happy new year :)

--Matr1x-101 {_{user page} - ^{talk with me :)} - _contribs!} 01:16, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

:Hello, Matr1x-101,

:Okay, I replied to you at User talk:Liz#Replying to something at my talk page. I hope this addresses your question about your tagging this User page for speedy deletion. Have a Happy New Years! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:16, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

:– Send New Year cheer by adding {{tls|Happy New Year}} to user talk pages.

Lemonaka (talk) 08:52, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

:Hello, Lemonaka,

:Many thanks for the good wishes! I wish you and yours a happy and healthy 2023! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:03, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

:Happy New Year Mananbhat! Are you sure you can overcome the problems identified at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Ishfaq Manzoor? If not, I suggest you improve other articles rather than spend any more time on that one. – Fayenatic London 09:32, 1 January 2023 (UTC) (WP:TPS)

::A very very happy new year to you too ,

::yes , i am sure i can overcome the problems identified, so please do restore the same , so that i can work on the same to modify it accordingly.

::With thanks Mananbhat (talk) 10:19, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

::: Let's follow this up all in one place, at User talk:Mananbhat.– Fayenatic London 15:45, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

::::Hello, Mananbhat,

::::I'd follow Fayenatic london's advice, they are a very experienced administrator. I can't restore an article to main space which was deleted through an AFD discussion and especially not since it was a unanimous decision that this article should be deleted. Your best bet is to work on a new version in Draft space and submit it for AFC review. If you put an article on this person back into main space, it will just be deleted again. The new draft version will have to overcome the problems that were pointed out in the AFD discussion. Basically, there are not enough reliable sources that demonstrate that this individual is a notable person, by Wikipedia's standards of notability. It might be too soon as he is in the early part of his career. Maybe in the future though.

::::Please also consider working on other articles, if you are too focused on getting an article on this person in main space, that can be a sign of a conflict-of-interest or paid editing which can result in you losing editing privileges. I also saw signs that you might be using multiple accounts which you should stop doing as that can also result in a block. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 23:01, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

Hi. I hope you are doing well. I had nominated User:Vascoabm/sandbox with WP:U5. I think you misread it as WP:G5? —usernamekiran (talk) 17:43, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

:Hello, usernamekiran,

:You are absolutely correct, it was tagged as a U5. I must have just been working on some CSD G5s and had that on my mind. Sorry for my mistake. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:50, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

::oi! No need to apologise. We are humans. The amount of work you do, misreading CSD once in a while is nothing. See you around :-) —usernamekiran (talk) 22:55, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

Hi Liz. Thanks for reviewing this article. Similar topics for other states in India are available in Wikipedia. Request you to kindly restore it. If possible I will add more references to make it notable. Thanks and good day. Gardenkur (talk) 11:23, 2 January 2023 (UTC)

:Hello, Gardenkur,

:{{done}} Just a reminder that this draft wasn't deleted due to a lack of importance but merely because there had been no editing activity on it for six months. As long as a draft is being actively worked on and doesn't contain problematic content (like copyright violations or advertising), it is pretty safe from deletion. Good luck on it! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:49, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

Hi Liz,

Happy New Year! Just posting this again in case it fell through the cracks during the holiday season. Hope you had a good one. It was a bit of tough 2022 and I missed the deletion review for the page Mark Worthington (journalist). I would have liked the opportunity to update and improve the page to head off deletion but appreciate I missed it. Hoping it can be considered for reinstatement?

I note the concern that the sources are based on "reporting by him, not about him; [2][8]." However, away from his former journalism career, I would argue that there are multiple sources reporting about him and his role in a seminal moment through the formation of a breakaway company (Klareco) in the aftermath of the Bell Pottinger scandal - which is also referenced and cited on the Bell Pottinger Wikipedia page as follows: "in the meantime, the company's regional operations in the Far East and Middle East both split away from the parent firm. The 50-strong Far East business headquartered in Singapore, was rebranded as Klareco Communications (Klareco means "clarity" in Esperanto), following a management buyout led by Mark Worthington and Ang Shih Huei." The sources include [https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bell-pottinger-co-founder-quits-after-gupta-scandal-7q7hc3sf6]https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/bell-pottinger-co-founder-quits-after-gupta-scandal-7q7hc3sf6, [https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/bell-pottinger-asia-undergoes-name-change-formal-separation-from-troubled]https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/bell-pottinger-asia-undergoes-name-change-formal-separation-from-troubled, [https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/bell-pottinger-cofounder-quits-after-gupta-scandal/news-story/70d794dea3ed43241a997aa8d8033d3c]https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/media/bell-pottinger-cofounder-quits-after-gupta-scandal/news-story/70d794dea3ed43241a997aa8d8033d3c, [https://www.nationthailand.com/aec/30326163]https://www.nationthailand.com/aec/30326163

Thank you for your help and advice with this! Dbx2 Dbx2 (talk) 03:40, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

:Hello, Dbx2,

:Did you already post about this on my talk page? As you can see, my talk page gets a lot of traffic and it's easy to lose track of old messages when new messages come in and push them up to the middle of the page.

:This article was deleted via PROD or Proposed deletion. These articles can be restored if the deletion is contested. Are you contesting the deletion and would like the article restored? That, I can do. Just know that the article could very well be tagged for an AFD deletion discussion once it is restored but that is a week-long discussion you can participate in. This doesn't always happen but I wanted to let you know that it could happen. Let me know what you want. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:44, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

::Hi Liz

::I did post on this on December 27 @ 0155 UTC. I can see how busy the page is and given the holidays I assumed you hadn't seen it. Sorry if that's caused any confusion. thank you for your explanation. Yes I am contesting the deletion and would like the article restored. I appreciate the process that may follow. Many thanks and Happy New year again! Dbx2 (talk) 03:50, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

:::Hello, Dbx2,

:::{{done}} Good luck with your work on this article! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 03:53, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

::::Thanks Liz Dbx2 (talk) 03:57, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

Can you restore your softly deleted 1994–95 C.D. Veracruz season. Thanks - Nfitz (talk) 04:47, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

:Hello, Nfitz,

:{{done}} Good luck on it! Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 04:56, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

Hi Liz and {{u|Firefly}}! I reached out about this a few months ago and see that we addressed (or thought we had addressed) the issue at the time, but unfortunately it's happening again — I'm getting notices that drafts I've had sitting for a while have been G13'd, and I did not receive the 5-month expiring-soon warning. This isn't a big deal for me, since as an experienced editor I both know how to easily navigate the undeletion process and am committed enough to bother. But if I'm receiving these notices, it means that newcomers are too, and that's really not good. We actively want newcomers to complete and submit their drafts rather than abandoning them. If the first notice someone gets about their draft is one that it's been deleted requiring them to post to WP:REFUND and then wait for the restoration, that's a huge hurdle that will likely deter most of them from completing their work.

Given that the downside of hosting drafts is very minimal, I feel strongly that drafts should not be being deleted unless notice has been given. As this issue has recurred at least three times in recent memory, I'm considering proposing a change to G13 to formalize the notice requirement and would be interested in your preliminary thoughts on that. For the immediate term, could we get the notices working again and pause all G13s until editors have had at least a few days to see them? Best, {{u|Sdkb}} ^talk 18:24, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

:Hello, Sdkb,

:If this note was prompted by a recent deletion, give me a page link so I can investigate this. But if we talked about this before, then you probably know that Firefly Bot sends an announcement at 5 months the first time that it appears that drafts have been abandoned or not edited for 5 months. It only does this once, the first time. If the draft goes unedited for another 5/6 months in the future, Firefly Bot doesn't send a reminder message a second (or third) time. I have mentioned to Firefly that I'd like the bot to send reminders every 5 months but they are the bot operator and so it is up to them. I also don't know how complicated it would be for them to make an adjustment to the bot. I'll note that Firefly stepped up to create this bot task when the former bot, Hasteur bot, stopped working because the bot operator had passed away. We probably went 8 or 9 months without any 5 month notices at all so I'm grateful that they added this task to Firefly Bot's schedule.

:I'd just like to add, Sdkb, that not every administrator who deletes G13 expiring drafts even posts a talk page notice alerting the page creator that the draft has been deleted. But I think content creators should be informed about article deletions for pages they create so I will always alert you if I delete a page you created, whether it is being deleted for the first, second or third time. That step is something I'd like changed, I'd like admins to notify article creators every time they delete a page, for any reason (unless the editor is indefinitely blocked or a sockpuppet). To get this to happen, we'd probably have to get all admins to use Twinkle but not all do use this tool or have the "Notify page creator" box checked off in their Twinkle Preferences. That is a guideline change I would support along with all editors informing page creators when they tag a page they created for deletion but, again, not all editors post these notifications. When I've told editors that such notices should be given, I've been told by admins more senior than myself that these talk page notices are encouraged but not mandatory. Personally, speaking for myself, I think they should be given, as a rule.

:As a tip for your own drafts, if you don't want to worry about your works-in-progress being deleted after 6 months, then host the page in your User pages and do not have an AFC template on the page. So, if your draft is at Draft:Example, it will be deleted after 6 months if there is no human edits to the page but if it is at User:Liz/Example (and doesn't have an AFC template on the page), then the page can sit there for years without fear of being deleted as long as it doesn't have problematic content on it (like copyright violations, BLP violations or advertising). If a well-meaning editor moves it to Draft space because it is supposedly "the preferred location for article drafts", then just move it back to your User space. It also helps if you put {{user sandbox}} tag on the page, too.

:If you let me know which drafts were deleted, I can restore them. If you think that you didn't receive a deletion notice about any drafts that were deleted in the past, I can go into your Deleted contributions and see if there are any ones that were deleted without you being informed about their deletion. Let me know. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 18:56, 3 January 2023 (UTC)