User:CactusWriter/Archive 2018

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Some help?
Hello Cactus Writer

I'm sending you this message regarding the Ayyar page. I have been asked by MapleSyrupRain to stop an edit war with another user (and did so).

However, none of the solutions provided would work - more precision here, and MapleSyrupRain kindly suggested I should contact an admin.

The other user insist on using wikipedia to make advertisment to a specific individual. Please see my last comment on the article talk page.

Thank you Reza Fariborz (talk) 12:25, 18 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Hello, Reza Fariborz. I looked at the article in question. Due to the longterm edit war, I have temporarily protected the page. I hope that this will lead to discussion of the dispute on the talk page by the various IP editors. Please note that the article currently needs clean-up of its tone and style. I have also tagged the page for additional references as well as inline citations. It is always best if one addresses the article's maintenance tags and adds reliable inline citations for each statement. This will solidify one's position in any subsequent discussions. Good luck with your editing. — Cactus Writer (talk) 00:32, 20 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Hello CactusWriter. Thanks for protecting the page. I edited my comment into the article talk page, adding various sources regarding the translation of the word. I can't do much about the "tone and style" as I'm not used to Wikipedia, but I could implement the listed sources into the article once he'll be deprotected.


 * However, considering the multiple claims of the other editor (I guess it's only one guy despite the use of various IPs), about the fact he'll come back to revert back the article, I don't see a real solution. Because, from my point of view, this editor has an advertising objective. Thanks again for your help.Reza Fariborz (talk) 23:16, 20 November 2017 (UTC)

Women in Red World Contest
Hi. We're into the last five days of the Women in Red World Contest. There's a new bonus prize of $200 worth of books of your choice to win for creating the most new women biographies between 0:00 on the 26th and 23:59 on 30th November. If you've been contributing to the contest, thank you for your support, we've produced over 2000 articles. If you haven't contributed yet, we would appreciate you taking the time to add entries to our articles achievements list by the end of the month. Thank you, and if participating, good luck with the finale!

Bill T. Reid IV article
Hi. Please tell me why the page Bill T. Reid IV was deleted. I only see the reason "Created by a banned or blocked user in violation of ban or block" but don't see the discussion. Was there any deletion discussion or it was speedy deleted? Would it be possible for you to recover this article content to my userspace? -- Bbarmadillo (talk) 15:26, 29 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi, Bbarmadillo. As you saw, the article was speedy deleted per WP:G5 for being a page created by a blocked user in violation of ban or block. And no other editor had contributed to the page. There is no discussion about the specific article -- only the SPI case. The blocked user is a sock of an account which had been blocked several months ago for persistent violations concerning paid editing and spam-like articles. They were just one out of twenty-one of the blocked user's sockpuppets that were confirmed in October. And their articles qualifying for G5 were deleted as is our standard policy. The blocked account's edits should not be restored. By the way, the article's content read like paid advertising. Regards. — Cactus Writer (talk) 00:11, 2 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the information. -- Bbarmadillo (talk) 19:27, 8 December 2017 (UTC)

ANI Experiences survey
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Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety Article Being Deleted Again And Again With Invalid Reasons
Hi, I can see the Page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonu_ke_titu_ki_sweety is deleted by you, can you tell me why the page is being removed again and again?? It does not violating any Laws or anything else, I have full copyright of that article which I am placing in the wikipedia, but its being deleted again again without any messages or comments in the section. If you want me to add any relevant information that you wish so that the page can be published I can add those just let me know why that page is being deleted??? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dead.man8171  (talk • contribs) 00:26, 14 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi, Dead.man8171. A discussion in October determined that the film did not yet meet the notability requirements for an article on Wikipedia. Please see Articles for deletion/Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety. Since then, recreations of the article did not improve upon the original article, and they have been tagged and speedily deleted per WP:G4 (Recreation of a page deleted per a deletion discussion). You may wish to contact participants in the original discussion but I would suggest that an article is inappropriate until, at the very least, the film has been released. Regards. — Cactus Writer (talk) 15:04, 14 December 2017 (UTC)

Missing titles in citations
I was told to ask you about a citation that you wrote seven years ago. Seems far-fetched to me, but what the heck. See: Citations with missing titles –Vmavanti (talk) 23:50, 20 December 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi . Not so far-fetched actually. I've added the info you needed as well as replied to your queries here on the reference page. Hope it all helps. Good luck with your editing. — Cactus Writer (talk) 01:41, 21 December 2017 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:BodilIpsen.jpg
Thanks for uploading File:BodilIpsen.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. --B-bot (talk) 18:06, 1 January 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ — Cactus Writer (talk) 17:35, 2 January 2018 (UTC)

Request to convert a draft into a main article
Hello I wanted to convert this draft page into a main wikipedia article but was unable to do so because the title has been blocked from creation, perhaps due to lack of information and verified sources. I think, now this page has decent amount of data and references for it to be turned into a main wikipedia article, so i request you to kindly lift the block and convert this draft page into a main wikipedia article. Thank you very much.

Ghost No One (talk) 09:28, 3 January 2018 (UTC)


 * Hi Ghost No One. The original block was placed Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety due to multiple attempts to recreate the page despite the AFD consensus that it was WP:TOOSOON. The latest draft version includes only one new independent reliable source from the deleted pages. (Please note that YouTube videos and advertisements are not independent reliable sources.) I suggest the article not be placed into the mainspace until after the movie is actually released. At which time it will undoubtedly pass WP:NFILM notability criteria. — Cactus Writer (talk) 21:56, 5 January 2018 (UTC)

Are you willing to provide copies of my deleted articles?
Hey CactusWriter, very nice to meet you. Well my situation is quite messy and odd. Basically, I've been struggling to write articles using one account, so I created new multiple ones to do it instead. The administrators then accused me of creating sock puppets and webhost abuse (the latter is absolutely nonsense, if you care you can do further reading here and here), so they deleted all of my drafts from all of these accounts and I really need them back. I’ve spent more than a year writing them.

In October last year I've asked a member to help me with this situation, but he couldn't do it because he didn't have the time. So I'm asking you for help now, will you help me?

Thank you for reading. Beyoncetan (talk) 11:50, 7 January 2018 (UTC)


 * Hi, Beyoncetan. I agree that your situation is "quite messy." You currently have dozens of deleted pages. I note that many pages were deleted at your own request -- which can be restored by requesting a WP:REFUND from the deleting admin. Additionally, some pages which you requested to be restored here already exist in the mainspace in substantial form -- and, therefore, do not need to be recreated as far as I can tell. Most problematic is that the deleting Administrator is reluctant to see these pages restored. I think it would be best for you to take this matter to Deletion Review. There you can specify which pages you would like restored, can give the reason why, and discuss the matter with others so that a consensus can be formed about your request. It's the reason DRV was created and, in the long run, works better than shopping around for an administrator. I'm sorry that I can't be more directly helpful. Good luck with your editing. — Cactus Writer (talk) 16:15, 8 January 2018 (UTC)

Page deletion question
Dear Cactus Writer -- I have recently discovered you deleted a page I created several years ago. Below is the comment. I'm sorry, but I don't understand the infringement comment. There should only one page for the artist Miley Tucker-Frost (my wife), so I don't know what "Miley_Tucker-Frost" is.

21:49, 14 September 2017 CactusWriter (talk | contribs) deleted page Miley Tucker-Frost (G12: Unambiguous copyright infringement of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miley_Tucker-Frost)  Hefrost (talk) 07:30, 11 January 2018 (UTC)


 * Hi, Hefrost. I apologize for the confusion of that deletion summary. I clearly placed the wrong address in the summary window -- it shows the address for the Wikipedia page that was being deleted rather than the outside web page address that had been copied. However, the Miley_Tucker-Frost page was deleted correctly for copyright infringement. It was created using text copied and closely paraphrased from this (now-archived) website: https://web.archive.org/web/20161101085939/http://www.mileyfrost.com:80/About.htm . I hope that clears up any confusion. — Cactus Writer (talk) 15:39, 11 January 2018 (UTC)

Michael Lewis (producer/musician) deletion
Hi CactusWriter!

I was creating an entry for Mr. Michael Lewis, whom I casually know from my work with other musicians. My entry was deleted for a reason I don't recognize: (G8: Page dependent on a deleted or nonexistent page)

I'm not sure which this refers to, as all of the references I cited were valid third-party information sources.

Please advise if I can resurrect this page and thanks, Chuck CStack3 20:49, 13 January 2018 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by CStack3 (talk • contribs)


 * Hi CStack3. The page that was deleted per WP:G8 was not the article page but rather the talk page -- and it was no longer necessary after the article had been removed. I see that you have recreated Michael Lewis (music producer and musician) as well as the talk page already, so is there a reason to recreate the old talk page? Any issues about referencing and sources can be be addressed on the new pages. Good luck with your editing. — Cactus Writer (talk) 18:57, 14 January 2018 (UTC)

Your decision....
...not to delete Kingdom of North Sudan was a bad one. We should not be conferring legitimacy on bullshit like that, it only encourages other hoaxes. Beyond My Ken (talk) 09:20, 14 January 2018 (UTC)


 * , there is a large difference between "a hoax" and "a known fiction." The term Kingdom of North Sudan is not considered a hoax in reliable sources. The term itself, "Kingdom of North Sudan," received significant coverage in Newsweek magazine, Time magazine, The Guardian, among other sources. Although it should not be given a page among Wikipedia's dozens of articles about self-proclaimed nations, the redirect properly reflects its inclusion on the target page where it is used and explained. This kind of explanation of a term does not confer legitimacy on the idea behind the term -- it simply explains it. I get that you dislike the term. That's clear. But it exists whether one likes it or not. And your current action to redirect the page to HOAX is the definition of WP:POINTY. — Cactus Writer (talk) 18:48, 14 January 2018 (UTC)
 * It is no longer mentioned by name in Bir Tawil. Just like every other bogus claim to Bir Tawil, it is described but unnamed, therefore the redirect should be deleted.  And these are hoaxes as no one, least of all the claimants, believes they are legitimate. Beyond My Ken (talk) 20:01, 14 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Huh. That's odd. It was there yesterday when my decision to decline the speedy was made. Wonder where it went? Regardless of the screaming bold italics and the angry pointy edits, the term exists and is used by reliable outside sources. Encyclopedias explain many things that don't actually exist without making them real or legitimate. — Cactus Writer (talk) 20:25, 14 January 2018 (UTC)
 * No wonder, I took it out to make that claim equal to all the others bogus claims, none of which mentioned the name. As I said, we are under no obligation to give legitimacy to the bullshit of these poseurs. Beyond My Ken (talk) 22:22, 14 January 2018 (UTC)
 * I agree with your position that Wikipedia should not be used to facilitate hoaxes or hoaxers. It's the same position I've advocated by investigating and deleting numerous hoaxes during the past ten years. However, I disagree that Wikipedia should never be used to explain "hoaxes" as/when defined in reliable sources. — Cactus Writer (talk) 19:11, 18 January 2018 (UTC)

Opened FFD probably of your interest
It's related to the discussion that you closed in January 2016 regarding proper use of File:Florida Gators logo.svg. Please. Arbor to SJ (talk) 01:29, 30 January 2018 (UTC)
 * Responded at Files_for_discussion/2018_January_30. — Cactus Writer (talk) 18:40, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

Heads up
May want to check out Second Lady of South Africa, since it looks like you deleted it previously as a blatant hoax. G M G talk   21:56, 17 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Okay. Thanks, GreenMeansGo. I've created Articles for deletion/Second Lady of South Africa to get some other opinions. Cheers. — Cactus Writer (talk) 17:33, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

Anti World Tour
Hey,. As you can see here (Anti World Tour), we are having a conflict because of the real boxcore of the tour, although that info is confirmed and I am adding a suitable source. I don't know why he or she is taking my editions down, but I didn't like it once he is not being accurate on what he's doing. Please, do something for that. Lustmoon (talk) 16:14, 18 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi, Lustmoon. Yes, I see there is a edit war at that article which began with the other editor's improper removal of sourced information without any explanation. And then continued with their persistence. I have given them a warning about edit warring. Please note that your own actions are treading close to edit warring, as well. In the future, you may wish to seek resolution from outside sooner -- before continuing to revert. (By the way, I also looked at their attempt to replace the Pollstar source with a Forbes ref -- however, the Forbes ref not only includes yearly income from all sources (not just a tour), it also quite clearly states those figures are from the year ending in June 2016.) Good luck with your editing. — Cactus Writer (talk) 17:11, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

Peter Wang (cadet)
Thanks for taking on this complex AfD. Would you consider amending your close from "delete" to "delete and redirect", since that was what was actually done? Thanks. Ivanvector (Talk/Edits) 20:30, 28 February 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ Sure. No problem. — Cactus Writer (talk) 20:35, 28 February 2018 (UTC)
 * I'm supportive of the decision, but wasn't the thought more of a merge into Stoneman Douglas High School shooting than a redirect? Natureium (talk) 20:43, 28 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi, Natureium. The merge/redirect would not include the entire article. Rather, as mentioned by a number of the AFD participants, only "some" of the information goes into the target article. Typically, only that which is relevant to the event and its aftermath. How much of the info is relevant should be addressed at the article. — Cactus Writer (talk) 20:54, 28 February 2018 (UTC)
 * I don't understand why Peter Wang (cadet) should be deleted before it was changed to a redirect page. Why couldn't it be directly changed to a redirect page so that the page's edit history could be saved? Even though only some of the information goes into the target article, it does not mean that the whole edit history of Peter Wang (cadet) should be wiped out. Could you please consider restoring the edit history of this redirect page? Thanks. --Neo-Jay (talk) 06:12, 1 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Why do you need the edit history of a page that not longer exists? Natureium (talk) 15:09, 1 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Peter Wang (cadet) is not a page that not longer exists. It still exists (as a redirect page). And if a page is merged into another one, no matter how little the merged content is, we need the edit history to know who are the authors of the merged content. And, as CactusWriter mentioned at Articles for deletion/Peter Wang (cadet), "it is yet too soon to determine whether there will be enough continued significant coverage which might override BIO1E". So it is still possible that Peter Wang (cadet) will be changed from a redirect page to an independent article someday if this person receives enough continued significant coverage in the future. Then the edit history of this page can provide a good starting point and valuable sources to the future editors. --Neo-Jay (talk) 17:39, 1 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi, Neo-Jay. Normally, there is no need to have the editing history available. The page is deleted and recreated as a redirect. However, in this case, I see that the page had been copied and translated in its entirety to the Spanish and Chinese Wikipedias. Our CC-BY-SA licensing agreement does require we keep histories available in order to provide sufficient attribution. So I have restored the editing history. Thanks for the question. — Cactus Writer (talk) 15:19, 1 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Many thanks. --Neo-Jay (talk) 16:47, 1 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Ok. I was thinking of the process as a partial merge of information, but I'm probably splitting hairs there. Natureium (talk) 15:09, 1 March 2018 (UTC)

speedy deletion of Khethukuthula Mbonambi
Hi. The previous editor of this article added citations that were WP:RS compliant but the page was never approved on draftspace from AFC Submissions. I have moved the article to mainspace to get assistant from more experienced editors. I believe that notability is up to Wikipedia's standards. The only problem I had were those of broken links which I had to either remove or fix typos of. Please advise if you feel that I am being too shallow. I am willing to edit the article further and I appeal to you to either reconsider your nomination or move the article to draftspace.

Kind Regards Philip S. Webster PhilipWebster666 (talk) PhilipWebster666 (talk) 22:19, 18 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Hello PhilipWebster666. There are several concerns with your recent edits. Firstly, are you User:Mightyprof7? — Cactus Writer (talk) 22:24, 18 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Not by any chance. I copied this article as is from draftspace. I then edited the article to match up with standards of Wikipedia. I recognised that you have also protected this page and have associated it with it's previous version Khethukuthula Mhlongo. The previous editor user:Mightyprof7 nominated the page for speedy deletion themselves in good faith, I assume. Please indulge me as to the several concerns noted in the subject of this discussion. PhilipWebster666 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 22:39, 18 March 2018 (UTC)


 * PhilipWebster666. First, it is important that you read and understand WP:MOVE. It is improper to copy-paste another editor's text. The use of another's text without attribution is plagiarism and a copyright violation of Wikipedia's Creative Commons licensing agreement. Secondly, the draft article was nominated for WP:G7 speedy deletion by you as the author of the page. I declined the tag because you are not the author. Finally, the page Khethukuthula Mhlongo has been deleted in multiple iterations by various administrators which eventually resulted in the page title being protected. The recreation of a page with a different title name avoided the page protection -- but did not address the primary issue that the page needs to be reviewed before it will be permitted into Wikipedia mainspace. I suggest that if you are interested in developing the page, you should work on the draft version with other editors by requesting a review. If passed, the protection of the title can be addressed by an administrator. Regards. — Cactus Writer (talk) 23:10, 18 March 2018 (UTC)


 * I can only notify the original user:mightyprof7 editor of the recent developments. I can not risk my editing career with a plagiarised article. I will cease all operations with immediate effect. Can I have the draft reinstated so I can work with the original editor to improve the article.PhilipWebster666 (talk) 16:51, 19 March 2018 (UTC)


 * The copy-pasted article has been deleted so that it is no longer an issue. The important thing is to be aware of the guidelines at WP:MOVE: that another editor's draft, when it is ready, needs to be moved rather than copied, so that the editing history is preserved. If you wish to improve the article, the draft created by Mightyprof7 is still available for editing at Draft:Khethukuthula Mbonambi. — Cactus Writer (talk) 19:44, 19 March 2018 (UTC)

Deletion of Aerodyne Group
Dear user,

I received a notification informing that the page I created was marked speedy deletion by a user before it was deleted by you.

Could you kindly help me revive the page? I would really appreciate your kind help.

Thank you.

Aerodyneuser (talk) 13:43, 20 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Hi Aerodyneuser. The Aerodyne Group page was tagged and speedy deleted per WP:G12 because it was a copyright violation. The article was created with text copied from this outside website. As such, Wikipedia legal policy requires that it be removed immediately and it cannot be restored. Please note that the page was also correctly tagged for blatant promotion and advertising -- and this happens typically when an editor uses press releases to build an article and incorporates promotional language in the text. I suggest that you also review the Wikipedia guideline on Conflict of Interest. You're Username appears to establish a COI. Regards. — Cactus Writer (talk) 14:40, 20 March 2018 (UTC)

Fred Finch
Why delete assertions that are almost certainly authentic when a will serve? There would be people in Darwin who could find documentary evidence eg 1974 phone book for location of Finch & Associates (that wasn't quite the name; I know the name of his draftsman but can't remember that of his partner). Fred was president of two Lions clubs in Darwin and district governor of Lions District 201S3 (NT and half of SA) and can't document that either. He was the certifying engineer for the post-cyclone rebuild of my house on Trower Road, but that would be inadmissible as a primary source even if I could find it. With my assertion deleted no-one would know evidence was needed.Doug butler (talk) 07:23, 5 April 2018 (UTC)


 * (NOTE: The above is a reply to this talk page comment.)
 * Hi, Doug butler. In general, a business address or residential address of itself is not usually included in a BLP unless it's relevance is discussed in a reliable source. Onus applies here. Contact information for an individual is inappropriate except with an "official" website. Its relevance is especially difficult to argue in a bio Stub like this one, where that information would be trivial. I agree with you that your own personal knowledge or relationship with Mr. Finch cannot be a source -- and additions to the article should not be based upon that. By the way, the citation I added for the Lions Club entry does state that Finch was president of Lions Club of Darwin Casuarina, Zone Chairman twice and Deputy District Governor twice. You might want to check it out if you wish to include that info. Cheers. — Cactus Writer (talk) 18:14, 5 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks CW. Doug butler (talk) 21:37, 5 April 2018 (UTC)

Regarding deleted article Chakresh Kumar
Hi, it is regarding the article Chakresh Kumar. First time it was deleted because it was considered Orphan article. But Second time I made improvements to it, but it was deleted even before I could explain anything. Please help me to republish this article by providing the instructions to make improvements to the article. If possible please restore the deleted article so the I can begin improving it under your guidance and supervision. Sanjeev22mannan (talk) 19:31, 8 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi, Sanjeev22mannan. You are entirely incorrect about the reason that the article was deleted. This was mentioned here when you asked at an administrator's page in March and again explained in detail here when you asked yesterday at the Help Desk. Please note that it had nothing to do with it being an orphan page. The article was deleted because it was determined at Articles for deletion/Chakresh Kumar that the person does not have enough significant coverage in independent reliable sources to pass Notability (people). It was also overly promotional. It was speedily deleted the second time (per WP:G4) because no improvements were made which overcame the issues -- the article was essentially the same. By the way, I see the same article still exists in your sandbox so there is no reason for me to restore it. You might wish to create the article through the WP:Article Wizard which would allows other editors to review and help. But I would suggest that you move on to work on other articles of interest -- and, perhaps, in the future there will be enough coverage for this person to meet the criteria for an encyclopedic article. Regards. — Cactus Writer (talk) 15:06, 9 April 2018 (UTC)

Ten years of editing, today.

 * Thank you, Chris Troutman! Ten years? When will I ever learn? — Cactus Writer (talk) 15:13, 12 April 2018 (UTC)

Invitation to join the Ten Year Society
Dear ,

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

Best regards, Chris Troutman  ( talk ) 00:36, 11 April 2018 (UTC)

Nicktoons UK Speedy Deletion
I nominated it because they would NOT stop vandalizing the page with Thomas & Friends. So why in the world did you decline it?! Pls reply 217.42.129.40 (talk) 18:31, 16 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Wikipedia does not delete any pages due to persistent vandalism. (If that were so, we would need to eliminate most every popular Wikipedia page because all are subject to almost daily vandalism.) While I appreciate your efforts at keeping misinformation at bay, the CSD tag was inappropriate and was declined. I did however temporarily protect the page from editing by non-confirmed accounts. For further information, please read Vandalism (including the section on "How not to respond to vandalism"). Regards, — Cactus Writer (talk) 18:42, 16 April 2018 (UTC)

deletion of Kenyatalk
what's the difference between it and this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nairaland How about suggestions on how to improve it because that's just the first edit so I can still make changes to it so that it doesn't look like an advert instead of deleting without giving me a chance to explain myself or even letting me make edits — Preceding unsigned comment added by Onger321 (talk • contribs) 22:32, 19 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Hello Onger321. Please note that internet forum sites are usually not notable unless they have received significant coverage in independent reliable sources. Their existence alone does not make them notable. This is the reason that Kenyatalk has been speedy deleted, Prodded and removed by Articles for deletion/Kenyatalk. If you would like, I can place a draft copy of the article into your userspace so that you can add sources which might allow the article to pass Wikipedia notability requirements. Let me know. — Cactus Writer (talk) 14:42, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

Why was Donald Hoobler Deleted?
Hi I am messaging because I am trying to figure out why the article for Donald Hoobler was deleted? I was given no time to contest the speedy deletion and the page for Donald Hoobler already exists in the Portuguese Japanese and Korean Wikipedia why was it deleted here?

Also Is there a way to get back the data? I would at least like to add it to my sand box. I spent a significant amount of time on the article and now I can't even back up the data to my sandbox because the article is completely gone.

This is completely demoralizing when someone spends hours out of their day to create an article only for it to be completely gone the next day with no explanation or chance for a discussion.

Sunfishtommy (talk) 00:18, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi Sunfishtommy. As was mentioned in the notification on your talk page, the Donald Hoobler article was tagged for speedy deletion as a WP:G4 page. I.e., a page previously deleted per this Articles for deletion/Donald Hoobler discussion. This is the fifth time the page has been deleted since 2006. And, in fact, the version discussed during the AFD last September had much more referencing and detail than your version which only cited Find-a-grave. (By the way, please note that Find-a-grave has been determined to be useful only as an external link and not to be a reliable reference source for Wikipedia. See WP:FINDAGRAVE-EL) I do understand the difficulty in seeing one's hard work deleted and I'm sorry about that. You can always discuss this with the previous participants of the AFD or ask for a discussion at WP:DRV -- however, I believe the result would remain the same. I can also restore a temporary version into your sandbox if you wish to work on it further. Let me know. — Cactus Writer (talk) 17:47, 6 May 2018 (UTC)

Russian Diplomatic Crisis 2018 Article
The act that was made by you and The Mighty Glenn was completely “unacceptable” because you allegedly accused me of duplicating a different article but it was not a duplicate. The article I created was the result of the poisoning (what happened next), that happened after the poisoning. The poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal article describes the situation in Salisbury of what happened. (That’s completely different.) I made a counter argument that it’s not a duplicate you didn’t even respond back to my statement, you simply deleted it “disrespectfully.” Pizzalover12 (talk) 03:36, 10 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Hello, Pizzalover12. The 2018 Russian diplomatic crisis article that you created consisted of one paragraph of seven sentences that summarized and was redundant of the much more extensive and earlier-created article Poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal. It was tagged properly per WP:A10 -- a recently created duplicate of an already existing topic -- and deleted. If you want to develop a Content Fork that isn't redundant or if you believe the current article should address a broader topic, it is advisable to first discuss this at Talk:Poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal with the other editors involved in creating and developing the current page. A draft of previously deleted article can be restored to your userspace if you wish to work further on its development. Let me know. — Cactus Writer (talk) 23:13, 10 May 2018 (UTC)

Todd Giebenhain
I'm sorry for the (very) disruptive edits yesterday, I don't understand why you deleted my favorite actor's article? I wanna cry! :( Maude~Duggel (talk) 23:11, 21 May 2018 (UTC)
 * . The article had been tagged for speedy deletion per our WP:G4 criteria. It was a recreation of an article previously deleted because of the discussion at Articles for deletion/Todd Giebenhain. That discussion occurred only last month and the new recreated article did not eliminate any of the previous concerns. Please note that deletion from Wikipedia is not an attack on the quality of the subject's work or worth, but merely that there is not enough significant coverage by independent reliable sources for an encyclopedic article at this time. It is advisable to familiarize yourself with those two blue links (in bold) as well as the guideline on Notability since these are the issues with which your recent articles have difficulty. — Cactus Writer (talk) 14:51, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

Happy Adminship

 * Thanks! I appreciate that. — Cactus Writer (talk) 02:02, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

Frank Rouas
Frank Rouas page deletion. Hi, I'm wondering how my page could be deleted when I have solid references from 11 sources. I also have seen tons upon tons of wikipedia pages that are active that don't have nearly has many sources on their subject matter. — Preceding unsigned comment added by RevengeOfTheRobots (talk • contribs) 18:48, 8 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi, RevengeOfTheRobots. The page was tagged properly for speedy deletion per WP:G4: a page that was deleted per a deletion discussion. As you know, that deletion discussion (Articles for deletion/Frank Rouas) was closed only yesterday with a clear determination to delete. I also see that the closing administrator of that discussion directed you to WP:DRV should you wish to have the deletion reviewed. They also warned you against recreation of the article without a review. I will do the same now. Please note that persistence in recreating the same article is considered disruptive and will result in your being blocked from editing. As far as other pages on Wikipedia are concerned, it is often the quality of sources rather than quantity that matters -- but, regardless, any comparison of pages is usually guided by the essay Other stuff exists. As you note, there are many pages on Wikipedia that are in need of attention, so if you wish to contribute, I suggest that you find another topic to edit. — Cactus Writer (talk) 19:13, 8 June 2018 (UTC)

ICF Magazine Article
Dear CactusWriter, Namastey! I provided dozens of citations from independent sources including news websites, sites requiring verification of published material like comicbook.com. I believe this time there were enough links to back the article compared to the version which was deleted 2-3 years back. Please reconsider your decision. Thank you! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Keratao (talk • contribs) 20:50, 8 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi, Keratao. I did compare the latest version with the previous deleted page and found that the entire text was a exact duplicate (except for the addition of a 2017 issue in the special edition list). You did not provide "dozens of citations" since there were only eleven references -- most of them having been included in the original which had 12 citations. The couple of new refs did not provide significant coverage nor can be considered independent reliable sources. (Note that the interview by COP is almost entirely about the person, not the website, and one of the COP cites also states that the awards given by Indian Comics Fandom went almost entirely to COP associates which suggests that website is not independent.) As an almost exact duplicate of the previous article, I found that the article did not address the issues raised during the AFD discussion. If you wish, you are always welcome to ask for further opinions at WP:DRV. Regards. — Cactus Writer (talk) 00:51, 9 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi, again! "one of the COP cites also states that the awards given by Indian Comics Fandom went almost entirely to COP associates" maybe there is some issue with translation or their interpretation but I don't see many COP winners in 2016 and 2017 Awards list. Anyways, thanks for your time. Please guide me where can I get the deleted article, I want to use it on my website.
 * ✅. I've restored the article to User:Keratao/Sandbox at your request. — Cactus Writer (talk) 14:25, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

Janhvi Kapoor
Hi. This is in reference to your deletion of Janhvi Kapoor's page. The page creation was indeed premature, but she now has a highly anticipated film debut next month. Considering that, I believe a redirect to her film's page will be apt before she gains notability to have her own article. I would have done it myself, but the page creation has been limited to admins. Thanks. Krimuk2.0 (talk) 07:00, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Since this user is temporarily inactive, could you take a look at this instead, or ? Krimuk2.0 (talk) 18:58, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ — Cactus Writer (talk) 20:09, 25 June 2018 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * You're welcome! I appreciate the kind note. Cheers. — Cactus Writer (talk) 18:25, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

Regarding deleted article Ingvar Villido
Would it be possible to undelete the page under the criteria that I will remove the parts with bias? I believe the article to be significant in the English Wikipedia, as much as it is in Estonian. This is the reason, why I translated it. What would you recommend in this situation? -- Smehh — Preceding unsigned comment added by Smehh (talk • contribs) 05:46, 11 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi, Smehh. Per your request, I have restored the page and placed it at Draft:Ingvar Villido. You can edit it there to make it compliant with Wikipedia policies. When you feel it is ready then you should submit the page for review. Good luck with your editing. — Cactus Writer (talk) 15:36, 11 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much! Will do my best. - Smehh — Preceding unsigned comment added by Smehh (talk • contribs) 16:08, 11 July 2018 (UTC)

Zara Noor Abbas
Hello, This is in reference to your deletion of now salted article Zara Noor Abbas's page. The page creation that time was actually very earlier and premature, but she now has a very much coverage with reliable sources which i present here for proof Her biography, about her upcoming project, 2nd upcoming project and birthday coverage, considering that I believe a redirect to her first drama serial Dharkan (2016 TV series) or her second drama Khamoshi (TV series) will be needed so that more users can expand it. Thanks. All sources and coverage which i given are from RS which wikipidea need for blp. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.195.59.38 (talk) 16:42, 15 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Hello, 196.195.59.38. I agree that The Express Tribune reference does provide significant coverage by an independent reliable source. However, the other three: not so much. My suggestion is that you use WP:AFC to create an article in draft space which can then be reviewed. This will allow other editors to make a more accurate determination of the article's adherence to Wikipedia criteria. — Cactus Writer (talk) 17:49, 15 July 2018 (UTC)
 * User:CactusWriter, i respect your opinion but actually there are so much of reliable coverage and i only gave few proofs, you can check here more and this one 2nd upcoming project is from Pakistan's leading newspaper Dawn, and other more are here, this one from Daily Pakistan. She was appeared in two dramas as lead actress and has more upcoming projects and also cult following. Its request if you can do something here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.195.59.38 (talk) 18:22, 15 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I saw the images.dawn.com article the first time that you linked it. Please note that a single mention of her name in a tiny article about someone else does not constitute "significant coverage." (You may wish to review WP:RS, in particular the description of trivial coverage). And my original suggestion remains. If interested, please see WP:AFC for instructions on creating a viable draft. — Cactus Writer (talk) 16:21, 16 July 2018 (UTC)

Bill Clapp
Hi. This article has been deleted twice in the last month. Neither appears to have been through AfD. Since I can't see the deleted article, could you take a look and see if this current incarnation is similar to the ones deleted? Thanks.  Onel 5969  TT me 21:15, 21 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi, One15969. The previous two versions were speedy deleted as copyright violations from this source. The first was a direct copy and the second had too much close paraphrasing. This latest iteration still shows it's obviously based on the company's website but it seems to be borderline passing now. I think editing out the promotional tone might resolve lingering problems. — Cactus Writer (talk) 17:46, 22 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you for looking into it.  Onel 5969  TT me 18:49, 22 July 2018 (UTC)

Wrong deletion of content
Hi, I have got written permission from PranicKolkata.com to upload their content to Wikipedia. Can you reupload the article please? Alltheory (talk) 11:19, 27 July 2018 (UTC)AllTheory — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alltheory (talk • contribs) 11:51, 26 July 2018 (UTC)
 * If the external website belongs to you, and you want to allow Wikipedia to use the text then you must verify that externally by one of the processes explained at Donating copyrighted materials. If you are not the owner of the external website but have permission from that owner, see Requesting copyright permission. You might want to look at Wikipedia's policies and guidelines for more details, or ask a question here. — Cactus Writer (talk) 17:46, 27 July 2018 (UTC)

Bud Mbelle
Good catch on the copy vio. I actually still had that article open in one of my tabs, with a Google search in another and I was going through the results. Striker force Talk 15:36, 13 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi Strikerforce. You'll want to thank User:Diannaa for that. I only deleted the page after they had caught and tagged it for speedy deletion. Cheers. — Cactus Writer (talk) 15:40, 13 August 2018 (UTC)

Republishing deleted page
Hi, you reviewed and deleted page Chakresh Kumar. After I posted it as draft but unfortunately again it was deleted. Now I want to republish the page from scratch. Before doing so, I want to ask your opinion about it. Should I do it or use another approach. Looking forward to hear back from you. Thanks. Sanjeev22mannan (talk) 23:57, 26 August 2018 (UTC)

Lungtok Tenpai Nyima
, The above former leader of the Bon Religion of Tibet, the 33rd Abbot of Menri Monastery, died after a long and distinguished life in 2017. I was surprised to find he had no WP article and then I found that you had deleted it as an unambiguous copyright infringement of some website back in 2010. This deletion was justified on your part, I am sure, but I would now like to create and compose a newly written biography of this notable person based on a variety of reliable sources. The deletion notice tells me to contact you before doing so. Does this mean I need your permission to go ahead? Please let me know and give me the green light if appropriate, or otherwise advise how I might proceed. Thanks. MacPraughan (talk) 18:57, 17 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi, I'm sorry for the delay in responding but I am online only sporadically during 2018. The deletion was for copyright violation -- not for any other reasons, such as notability. Therefore it is perfectly acceptable to create the biography so long as it is original writing. Good luck with your editing. Cheers. — Cactus Writer (talk) 02:42, 22 October 2018 (UTC)

Draft: Heritage Saint-Norbert Deletion
Hello CactusWriter, Recently, you deleted the Heritage Saint-Norbert draft due to copyright infringement and a link to https://tools.wmflabs.org/copyvios/?lang=en&project=wikipedia&oldid=869744825&action=search&use_engine=1&use_links=1 was given but it simply produced an error. Some of this content closely resembles content found on http://www.heritagestnorbert.ca but that's because I wrote the content on that website too. I have permission from the board of Heritage Saint-Norbert that I can use the material on the website on Wikipedia. Shall I email you using the Heritage Saint-Norbert email address found on our website giving written permission to Wikipedia to use its contents? Apart from that, what content seemed to infringe copyright? If you can't bring the article back from deletion, can you at least send me a copy of the formatted article via email? Thanks! Bmw17 (talk) 22:45, 21 November 2018 (UTC)
 * Hello, Bmw17. I cannot restore the article nor recreate the article to send you because that would be a copyright violation in itself. It is also seems unnecessary since the article content is already available online. Regards. — Cactus Writer (talk) 01:10, 5 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Hello, CactusWriter. I'm still confused which part of my article was deemed as copyright infringement as this writing was original. Would you mind letting me know so that I could rework the offending parts? Thanks for all the help.Bmw17 (talk) 03:32, 10 December 2018 (UTC)
 * Hello, CactusWriter. I'm still interested in pursuing this article but I don't want to start over until I know exactly what went wrong the previous time. Can you let me know which parts of my article were deemed as copyright infringement? Thanks. Bmw17 (talk) 16:33, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Please note that all of the text that you used to create the article Draft:Heritage Saint-Norbert appears to have been copied or closely-paraphrased from text already published at http://heritagestnorbert.ca/about-us/ and its subpages. Furthermore, you've also copied the same text into the article at St. Norbert, Winnipeg (which has now been deleted and the history cleaned per Wikipedia guidelines on copyright violations.) I have posted a message about this on your talk page with numerous links to Wikipedia guidelines concerning copyright violation, plagiarism and close paraphrasing. I suggest that you review those pages before proceeding with further editing. — Cactus Writer (talk) 20:08, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Hello, CactusWriter. As I have previously mentioned, I have written both the website and the article and thus, this is not copyright infringement nor plagiarism. I have also had permission from the board of Heritage Saint-Norbert to use content featured on http://www.heritagestnorbert.ca. To further prove this, I can send you an email from the email address found on the website if necessary. The reason I added a bunch of content to the St. Norbert article was because I was recommended to do so by Bkissin when that content was originally on the Heritage St. Norbert article when it was first reviewed. I'm not trying to cause any harm, but I also have plenty of experience working with copyright and know for a fact that this is not copyright infringement, as I'm simply copying my own work. What can I do to prove this? I truly appreciate all your help. Bmw17 (talk) 23:19, 31 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Bmw17, please read the message that was previously posted on your talk page. Instructions are there. Including the statement: If you own the copyright to the source you want to copy or are a legally designated agent, you may be able to license that text so that we can publish it here. Understand, though, that unlike many other sites, where a person can license their content for use there and retain non-free ownership, that is not possible at Wikipedia. Rather, the release of content must be irrevocable, to the world, into the public domain (PD) or under a suitably-free and compatible copyright license. Such a release must be done in a verifiable manner, so that the authority of the person purporting to release the copyright is evidenced. See Donating copyrighted materials. — Cactus Writer (talk) 00:45, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Hello, CactusWriter. In the link Requesting copyright permission you posted, the first option for confirming the licensing of the text on a website was via email so that's what I first offered. The next option was to display the licensing of the text on the website itself. This licensing can now be found in the footer of http://www.heritagestnorbert.ca. Could you please undelete the article after these steps I have taken? Thanks! Bmw17 (talk) 04:52, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
 * ✅. Thanks for your compliance with Wikipedia licensing procedure. The draft-space article has been restored at Draft:Heritage Saint-Norbert. — Cactus Writer (talk) 15:42, 7 February 2019 (UTC)
 * Thank you so much! I really appreciate the time you put into this and am glad we were able to get this figured out. Thanks again. Bmw17 (talk) 22:01, 8 February 2019 (UTC)

unprotecting a page
Hi,

I was wondering if the page 'Imaginary Forces' could be unprotected for editing, review, and possible publishing?

The page was set to its protected status as it was a repost of a previously deleted page and I was in the process of cleaning it up when it was removed again and set to protected.

I do have a new draft version I was working on if that can be of any use.

Thanks for your time,

--Superseniors11 (talk) 16:12, 4 December 2018 (UTC)


 * Hi, Superseniors. The previous main space and draft versions of Imaginary Forces were deleted a number of times for both blatant advertising and lack of notability. Most recently, only a few weeks ago, it was deleted through Articles for deletion/Imaginary Forces as a non-notable company without significant coverage by independent reliable sources. You had input into that version. And the latest version that you created showed no improvement upon the previous problems. I see no reason to remove protection at this time. If you disagree with the previous decisions, then you might request comments at WP:DRV. — Cactus Writer (talk) 01:05, 5 December 2018 (UTC)


 * Hi, Thanks for the update, I have posted on the WP:DRV with what new information I was able to find to hopefully meet the criteria for article creation and page restoration.Superseniors11 (talk)


 * User indefinitely blocked by a admin for WP:NOTHERE. — Cactus Writer (talk) 20:22, 22 December 2018 (UTC)

Deletion review for Imaginary Forces
An editor has asked for a deletion review of Imaginary Forces. 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. Superseniors11 (talk) 19:28, 11 December 2018 (UTC)
 * User indefinitely blocked by a admin for WP:NOTHERE. — Cactus Writer (talk) 20:23, 22 December 2018 (UTC)

Category creation protection
Hey, I've been told to contact you as you were the admin who protected the category I wanted to create. I am doing maintenance on Arrowverse characters and while trying to create Category:Arrowverse characters, I've noticed that it is protected. Looking at the deletion discussion linked there, it seems that either the rational was flawed at the time, or that the situation has changed which would now allow the category to be created.

As recent RM discussions have concluded, all character articles in the "Arrowverse" franchise which need disambiguation should be disambiguated with "(Arrowverse)" - Oliver Queen (Arrowverse), John Diggle (Arrowverse), Joe West (Arrowverse) and Barry Allen (Arrowverse), and I've recently created the corresponding redirect category Category:Arrowverse character redirects to lists. Also, looking at one of the rationals given in the category delete discussion about how the MCU does not have such a category - this too was created Category:Marvel Cinematic Universe specific characters. The category structure would benefit from having a category for characters, in the same way it benefits from having Category:Arrowverse episodes for the episodes. Hope you can help me out with this. --Gonnym (talk) 15:41, 10 December 2018 (UTC)


 * Hi, Gonnym. I'm sorry that I have not been online recently (due to RL obligations). I'm glad to see that you were able to get this resolved elsewhere. — Cactus Writer (talk) 20:25, 22 December 2018 (UTC)