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Administrators' newsletter - February 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (January 2017). This first issue is being sent out to all administrators, if you wish to keep receiving it please subscribe. Your feedback is welcomed.

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg NinjaRobotPirate • Schwede66 • K6ka • Ealdgyth • Ferret • Cyberpower678 • Mz7 • Primefac • Dodger67
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Briangotts • JeremyA • BU Rob13

Guideline and policy news
 * A discussion to workshop proposals to amend the administrator inactivity policy at Wikipedia talk:Administrators has been in process since late December 2016.
 * Pending changes/Request for Comment 2016 closed with no consensus for implementing Pending changes level 2 with new criteria for use.
 * Following an RfC, an activity requirement is now in place for bots and bot operators.

Technical news
 * When performing some administrative actions the reason field briefly gave suggestions as text was typed. This change has since been reverted so that issues with the implementation can be addressed. (T34950)
 * Following the latest RfC concluding that Pending Changes 2 should not be used on the English Wikipedia, an RfC closed with consensus to remove the options for using it from the page protection interface, a change which has now been made. (T156448)
 * The Foundation has announced a new community health initiative to combat harassment. This should bring numerous improvements to tools for admins and CheckUsers in 2017.

Arbitration
 * The Arbitration Committee released a response to the Wikimedia Foundation's statement on paid editing and outing.

Obituaries
 * JohnCD (John Cameron Deas) passed away on 30 December 2016. John began editing Wikipedia seriously during 2007 and became an administrator in November 2009.

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Happy Birthday
'''Wishing Alex Shih a very happy birthday on behalf of the Birthday Committee! Chris Troutman ( talk ) 02:19, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

March Madness 2017
G'day all, please be advised that throughout March 2017 the Military history Wikiproject is running its March Madness drive. This is a backlog drive that is focused on several key areas:


 * tagging and assessing articles that fall within the project's scope
 * updating the project's currently listed A-class articles to ensure their ongoing compliance with the listed criteria
 * creating articles that are listed as "requested" on the project's various task force pages or other lists of missing articles.

As with past Milhist drives, there are points awarded for working on articles in the targeted areas, with barnstars being awarded at the end for different levels of achievement.

The drive is open to all Wikipedians, not just members of the Military history project, although only work on articles that fall (broadly) within the military history scope will be considered eligible. More information can be found here for those that are interested, and members can sign up as participants at that page also.

The drive starts at 00:01 UTC on 1 March and runs until 23:59 UTC on 31 March 2017, so please sign up now.

For the Milhist co-ordinators. Regards, AustralianRupert (talk) & MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 07:23, 26 February 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – March 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (February 2017).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Amortias • Deckiller • BU Rob13
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Ronnotel • Islander • Chamal N • Isomorphic • Keeper76 • Lord Voldemort • Shereth • Bdesham • Pjacobi

Guideline and policy news
 * A recent RfC has redefined how articles on schools are evaluated at AfD. Specifically, secondary schools are not presumed to be notable simply because they exist.
 * AfDs that receive little participation should now be closed like an expired proposed deletion, following a deletion process RfC.
 * Defender, HakanIST, Matiia and Sjoerddebruin are our newest stewards, following the 2017 steward elections.
 * The 2017 appointees for the Ombudsman commission are Góngora, Krd, Lankiveil, Richwales and Vogone. They will serve for approximately 1 year.

Technical news
 * A recent query shows that only 16% of administrators on the English Wikipedia have enabled two-factor authentication. If you haven't already enabled it please consider doing so.
 * Cookie blocks should be deployed to the English Wikipedia soon. This will extend the current autoblock system by setting a cookie for each block, which will then autoblock the user after they switch accounts under a new IP.
 * A bot will now automatically place a protection template on protected pages when admins forget to do so.

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Administrators' newsletter – April 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (March 2017).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg TheDJ
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Xnuala • CJ • Oldelpaso • Berean Hunter • Jimbo Wales • Andrew c • Karanacs • Modemac • Scott

Guideline and policy news
 * Following a discussion on the backlog of unpatrolled files, consensus was found to create a new user right for autopatrolling file uploads. Implementation progress can be tracked on Phabricator.
 * The BLPPROD grandfather clause, which stated that unreferenced biographies of living persons were only eligible for proposed deletion if they were created after March 18, 2010, has been removed following an RfC.
 * An RfC has closed with consensus to allow proposed deletion of files. The implementation process is ongoing.
 * After an unsuccessful proposal to automatically grant IP block exemption, consensus was found to relax the criteria for granting the user right from needing it to wanting it.

Technical news
 * After a recent RfC, moved pages will soon be featured in a queue similar to Special:NewPagesFeed and require patrolling. Moves by administrators, page movers, and autopatrolled editors will be automatically marked as patrolled.
 * Cookie blocks have been deployed. This extends the current autoblock system by setting a cookie for each block, which will then autoblock the user if they switch accounts, even under a new IP.

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Administrators' newsletter – May 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (April 2017). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Karanacs • Berean Hunter • GoldenRing • Dlohcierekim
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Gdr • Tyrenius • JYolkowski • Longhair • Master Thief Garrett • Aaron Brenneman • Laser brain • JzG • Dragons flight

Guideline and policy news
 * An RfC has clarified that user categories should be emptied upon deletion, but redlinked user categories should not be removed if re-added by the user.
 * Discussions are ongoing regarding proposed changes to the COI policy. Changes so far have included clarification that adding a link on a Wikipedia forum to a job posting is not a violation of the harassment policy.

Technical news
 * You can now see a list of all autoblocks at Special:AutoblockList.
 * There is a new tool for adding archives to dead links. Administrators are able to restrict other user's ability to use the tool, and have additional permissions when changing URL and domain data.
 * Administrators, bureaucrats and stewards can now set an expiry date when granting user rights. (discuss, permalink)

Miscellaneous
 * Following an RfC, the editing restrictions page is now split into a list of active restrictions and an archive of those that are old or on inactive accounts. Make sure to check both pages if searching for a restriction.

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Administrators' newsletter – June 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (May 2017).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Doug Bell • Dennis Brown • Clpo13 • ONUnicorn
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg ThaddeusB • Yandman • Bjarki S • OldakQuill • Shyam • Jondel • Worm That Turned

Guideline and policy news
 * An RfC proposing an off-wiki LTA database has been closed. The proposal was broadly supported, with further discussion required regarding what to do with the existing LTA database and defining access requirements. Such a tool/database formed part of the Community health initiative's successful grant proposal.
 * Some clarifications have been made to the community banning and unblocking policies that effectively sync them with current practice. Specifically, the community has reached a consensus that when blocking a user at WP:AN or WP:ANI, it is considered a "community sanction", and administrators cannot unblock unilaterally if the user has not successfully appealed the sanction to the community.
 * An RfC regarding the bot policy has closed with changes to the section describing restrictions on cosmetic changes.

Technical news
 * Users will soon be able to blacklist specific users from sending them notifications.

Miscellaneous
 * Following the 2017 elections, the new members of the Board of Trustees include Raystorm, Pundit and Doc James. They will serve three-year terms.

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Discussion on Film censorship in China
Hello! You've listed yourself as a member of WikiProject Film/Chinese cinema task force. There is currently a discussion that may be of interest to you at Film censorship in China about changes to the table on the article, what information should be listed in the table, and general criteria for a film's inclusion. Please see Talk:Film censorship in China. If it is also of interest, there is also a discussion at the same article about adding scholarly literature and further historical information to the article. ~Cheers, Ten  Ton  Parasol  03:38, 14 June 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – July 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (June 2017).

Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Happyme22 • Dragons flight
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Zad68

Guideline and policy news
 * The RFC discussion regarding WP:OUTING and WMF essay about paid editing and outing (see more at the ArbCom noticeboard archives) is now archived. Milieus #3 and #4 received support; so did concrete proposal #1.

Technical news
 * Fuzzy search will soon be added to Special:Undelete, allowing administrators to search for deleted page titles with results similar to the search query. You can test this by adding ?fuzzy=1 to the URL, as with Special:Undelete?fuzzy=1. Currently the search only finds pages that exactly match the search term.
 * A new bot will automatically revision delete unused file versions from files in Category:Non-free files with orphaned versions more than 7 days old.

Miscellaneous
 * A newly revamped database report can help identify users who may be eligible to be autopatrolled.
 * A potentially compromised account from 2001–2002 attempted to request resysop. Please practice appropriate account security by using a unique password for Wikipedia, and consider enabling two-factor authentication. Currently around 17% of admins have enabled 2FA, up from 16% in February 2017.
 * Did you know: On 29 June 2017, there were 1,261 administrators on the English Wikipedia – the exact number of administrators as there were ten years ago on 29 June 2007. Since that time, the English Wikipedia has grown from 1.85 million articles to over 5.43 million.

Core Socialist Values

 * Thank you, Mr/Ms.Alex Shih,for your effort. I didn't know that the formal tranlation is like that, but I can stay with it now. Although, I think I, alone with many Chinese, understand that by my translated interpretation. Anyway, I don't know why would the translation from formal source be like that way. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 邬山 (talk • contribs) 13:22, 8 July 2017 (UTC)

Requesting second look, not urgent.
Hi, Recently I performed a few moves. I wanted someone to take a look at it to make sure there was no mess-up. I did all the moves in exactly same way. So, checking any one of them would suffice. Here is one page that was moved: Sexual orientation discrimination. Sorry for bothering you, but once it is confirmed everything was fine with this move, I can confidently carry on the work; without causing inconvenience to you or anybody else. :) — usernamekiran (talk)  19:49, 8 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Your round-robin move of Sexual orientation discrimination was done correctly. Just a piece of advice, following the move check the article history to make sure there are no redlinks that shouldn't be redlinks (old talk pages, archives, etc).  Anarchyte  ( work  &#124;  talk )  06:40, 11 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Hey . Thanks a lot for the tip, it is very much appreciated. :)
 * — usernamekiran (talk)  09:27, 11 July 2017 (UTC)

ContraVentum
Hey @Alex Shih I appreciate that you were the one, not afraid, to make the decision of indefinitely blocking User ContraVentum who thought it was alright to disrespect & try to embarrass people that have differing opinions from his. I just wanted also to bring to your attention that he does make contributions on his IP address Which he admits is his IP address on his talk page and that if it wasn't temporarily blocked for disruptive editing he would be using it now. Thanks for making Wikipedia a less hostile place. Chilicheese22 (talk) 19:58, 9 July 2017 (UTC)

You've got mail
Bennv3771 (talk) 08:56, 11 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Done. Alex ShihTalk 09:05, 11 July 2017 (UTC)

Re: Hello
Hi Alex, it's great to hear from you too! You were one of the people I looked up to when I got involved with WikiProject China back in the day. I'm not a super active editor these days, as real life has taken its toll. However, I still do some editing and translating from time to time. Let me know if you ever need help with anything. --Danaman5 (talk) 21:58, 11 July 2017 (UTC)

Caution
Oh sorry, I was not aware of this situation, thanks for the headsup! Supreme Dragon (talk) 04:02, 12 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Chinese Expeditionary Force
Hello! Your submission of Chinese Expeditionary Force at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) underneath your nomination's entry and respond there as soon as possible. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! Hawkeye7 (talk) 21:42, 14 July 2017 (UTC)

HELLO, QUESTION?
Can pages created by Blocked Users still be marked as reviewed or should be mark for deletion?

Thanks in advance Zazzysa (talk) 13:48, 18 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Here's a link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agnes_E._Wells
 * Thanks so much for the help. Zazzysa (talk) 14:47, 18 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK queue
Thanks! You beat me there by 5 minutes. IronGargoyle (talk) 01:06, 21 July 2017 (UTC)

Grace Hutchins
Hi,

Sorry I jumped in, the in use tag has been on for awhile... I didn't realize you were editing now. I hope I didn't cause you an edit conflict.–CaroleHenson (talk) 06:00, 21 July 2017 (UTC)

Evangeline Marrs Whipple
Great edits to the Whipple article, thank you!

I thought I'd get back in and do some editing there, too... if I am interrupting your thoughts about expansion, though, please let me know. You can respond here, I'll see it.–CaroleHenson (talk) 21:08, 22 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you! You too. Alex ShihTalk 03:24, 23 July 2017 (UTC)

Incomplete DYK nomination
Hello! Your submission of Template:Did you know nominations/Katharine Peabody Loring at the Did You Know nominations page is not complete; if you would like to continue, please link the nomination to the nominations page as described in step 3 of the nomination procedure. If you do not want to continue with the nomination, tag the nomination page with db-g7, or ask a DYK admin. Thank you. DYKHousekeepingBot (talk) 07:22, 24 July 2017 (UTC)

DRV on Tony Chang
As an FYI, an editor has requested a deletion review of your close of the Tony Chang AfD. See Deletion review/Log/2017 July 25. TonyBallioni (talk) 17:17, 25 July 2017 (UTC)

Template:Did you know nominations/Palomo
Hi, I noticed you promoted a different hook to Prep 5 than what was approved. The hook you promoted wasn't reviewed at all. Yoninah (talk) 21:09, 25 July 2017 (UTC)

Hi
I remember you, I remember that I co-nominated you for adminship 10 years ago. Glad to see you're still around!  Maxim (talk)  00:34, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

Carles Torrens
Hi Alex, I'm still learning the basics of wikipedia, so apologies in advance for my rookie questions.

I just replied to an edit you made on the Pet (film) Talk page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_(film), or rather, requested a new edit, but I'm not sure if I'm supposed to let you know here (your own personal Talk page) instead of there.

If you'd be kind enough to clarify, I'll know from here on.

Thanks! Carles Torrens (talk) 08:19, 26 July 2017 (UTC)CarlesCarles Torrens (talk) 08:19, 26 July 2017 (UTC)
 * It's not necessary. I'll have a look, thanks. Alex ShihTalk 08:21, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

Typhoon Phyllis DYK promotion
There's probably something wrong with this page. As you see, some parts of the texts fall out of the archive box. Would you mind correcting it? Regards. -- M h hossein   talk 12:33, 26 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Grace Hutchins
Alex ShihTalk 00:04, 27 July 2017 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!
Lovely, thank you! Alex ShihTalk 02:26, 27 July 2017 (UTC)


 * I agree, thanks, Alex!–CaroleHenson (talk) 04:39, 27 July 2017 (UTC)
 * You're welcome! Sagecandor (talk) 05:09, 27 July 2017 (UTC)

Article name change request
Hi Alex,

Thanks for your feedback on the name change request. This is the first time I've had to do this, so not sure if it's the right place: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requested_moves/Technical_requests Is it? Thanks for your guidance. RenaultMurnles (talk) 16:21, 27 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Done, thanks. Alex ShihTalk 16:45, 27 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Awesome. Thank you.RenaultMurnles (talk) 16:48, 27 July 2017 (UTC)

Interesting
Hello, since you closed this with no interaction, I have some questions: Is it permitted to accuse other users of edit-warring even if it is a lie? Especially to (ab)use this "edit-warring" as an argument in a tban discussion to get another user blocked from editing? Also, is it okay to say that other users aren't able to respect other individuals? In the German Wikipedia you would get blocked for such behaviour. Best regards, --Jojhnjoy (talk) 08:15, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

Move of Red Guards
The talk page has not moved from Talk:Red Guards (China). I think that's an error. Matt's talk 10:49, 28 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Oops. Fixed, thank you! Alex ShihTalk 10:57, 28 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you for fixing it, ! Matt's talk 11:24, 28 July 2017 (UTC)

Thanks for help with the history-merging.

 * Thanks for help with the history-merging; but please report any history-merges that you perform: see at Requests for history merge. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 11:17, 29 July 2017 (UTC)

I need a little advice
Hello Alex,

I need your advice and opinion. I created a page about an heir to a throne in Nigeria who died about 10yrs ago, honestly that was what prompted me to participate fully on Wikipedia because i found out most things about my state were not there. They're several mentions of the village of the King who died but very few citations from GBOOKS about him, can notability be inherited from village to deceased heir even with few references on GBOOKS? And also village name is the same surname as deceased king. Please advice Zazzysa (talk) 14:07, 29 July 2017 (UTC)

ANI
There is a discussion that concerns a previous ANI discussion where you closed and imposed a tban. Honestly, the ANI is a bit TLDR, but reading through that discussion, I was surprised to see you add "automobile" to the tban. He mentioned this in his first paragraph, and probably should have just remained quiet afterwards, but since it isn't totally obvious, I need you to participate and explain a bit on how you got to that conclusion. It's under the header "Jojhnjoy #2" Thanks. Dennis Brown - 2&cent; 15:59, 29 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you. I have provided my response in the discussion. Alex ShihTalk 17:11, 29 July 2017 (UTC)


 * Did you mean to included the new Proposed Topic Ban when you closed? That would make more sense.  I've done the same myself, closed only part when I meant to close all, with so many headers open.  Otherwise, it would look like it is still open.  I only looked at the closed part, thus my confusion.  If so, changing it to include the still open part would be a good idea. Dennis Brown - 2&cent; 17:18, 29 July 2017 (UTC)


 * It really was done at the same time, in response to the editor's talk page immediately after first closure. I will discuss with the editors involved to find a solution. Alex ShihTalk 17:40, 29 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Sound good. I felt that since he brought a review to ANI (and a train car load of other verbiage) that we needed to at least address the concern / appeal in some way.  I'm comfortable with how it has gone.  Dennis Brown - 2&cent; 00:16, 30 July 2017 (UTC)

DYK nomination of Katharine Peabody Loring
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Unspecified source/license for File:Kamehamehaiii.jpg
Thanks for uploading File:Kamehamehaiii.jpg. The image has been identified as not specifying the copyright status of the image, which is required by Wikipedia's policy on images. Even if you created the image yourself, you still need to release it so Wikipedia can use it. If you don't indicate the copyright status of the image on the image's description page, using an appropriate copyright tag, it may be deleted some time in the next seven days. If you made this image yourself, you can use copyright tags like PD-self (to release all rights), (to require that you be credited), or any tag here - just go to the image, click edit, and add one of those. If you have uploaded other images, please verify that you have provided copyright information for them as well.

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The above file is already protected on Commons, local upload isn't necessary. Nick (talk) 22:52, 29 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Didn't see the cascading the second time so wanted to be sure. Regards, Alex ShihTalk 22:55, 29 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Yeah, it's not nearly obvious enough. The protection dropdown still says "Protect" rather than "Change Protection" too, which is even more annoying. Nick (talk) 22:59, 29 July 2017 (UTC)

Preps/Queues
Hi. Why is the numbering of the preps and queues out of sync? Yoninah (talk) 23:34, 29 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Fixed, thanks. Alex ShihTalk 04:22, 30 July 2017 (UTC)

Mutah
The move of Nikah mut‘ah to Mutah may have been a bad idea. It also resulted in something rather strange for Talk:Nikah mut‘ah. Could you please take a look at the Talk page situation? —BarrelProof (talk) 14:25, 30 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks, I reverted myself. Not a uncontroversial move after all, will leave it the way it is for now. Alex ShihTalk 14:39, 30 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the rapid response and action. Yes, a move like that should have gone through the formal RM discussion process. Incidentally, the same user submitted an RMTR to move Nikah Misyar to Misyar marriage, which also seems potentially controversial (as matters of marriage, religion, and sexual practices would probably tend to be – especially when the religion in question is Islam). I just contested that "technical request". —BarrelProof (talk) 14:48, 30 July 2017 (UTC)

Jojhnjoy
When you edited your topic ban, I think you typo'd the first. Ravensfire ( talk ) 21:04, 30 July 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks! I am really blind. Regards, Alex ShihTalk 01:04, 31 July 2017 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Lovely, thanks! Let me know if you need more help. Alex ShihTalk 09:20, 31 July 2017 (UTC)

TALK
Thank you. I finally figured out how to make your TALK work. I looked all over your page and finally found New Section at the top. It didn't occur to me to look there. As I tell my students, we older people may never get used to net technology, but I try. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Newdictators (talk • contribs) 16:50, 31 July 2017 (UTC)


 * That's okay! I am glad everything worked out. Let's work together on getting familiar with the interface. Actually I've never thought about this problem all these years. I've added a "new section" button on the top of this page, is it easier to navigate? Alex ShihTalk 16:54, 31 July 2017 (UTC)

Administrators' newsletter – August 2017
News and updates for administrators from the past month (July 2017). Administrator changes
 * Gnome-colors-list-add.svg Anarchyte • GeneralizationsAreBad • Cullen328 (first RfA to reach WP:300)
 * Gnome-colors-list-remove.svg Cprompt • Rockpocket • Rambo's Revenge • Animum • TexasAndroid • Chuck SMITH • MikeLynch • Crazytales • Ad Orientem

Guideline and policy news
 * Following a series of discussions around new pages patrol, the WMF is helping implement a controlled autoconfirmed article creation trial as a research experiment, similar to the one proposed in 2011. You can learn more about the research plan at meta:Research:Autoconfirmed article creation trial. The exact start date of the experiment has yet to be determined.
 * A new speedy deletion criterion, regarding articles created as a result undisclosed paid editing, is currently being discussed (permalink).
 * An RfC (permalink) is currently open that proposes expanding WP:G13 to include all drafts, even if they weren't submitted through Articles for Creation.

Technical news
 * LoginNotify should soon be deployed to the English Wikipedia. This will notify users when there are suspicious login attempts on their account.
 * The new version of XTools is nearing an official release. This suite of tools includes administrator statistics, an improved edit counter, among other tools that may benefit administrators. You can report issues on Phabricator and provide general feedback at mw:Talk:XTools.

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Resubmitting image with copyright info
If you have the permission to use the image, it shouldn't be a problem. You just need to use the correct copyright tag for the picture, please see Wikipedia:File copyright tags. Alex ShihTalk 18:51, 1 August 2017 (UTC)

I redid the photo submission (including the copyright info); I also got a "warning" about resubmitting the photo/info/permissions but hit the submit anyway button. I _think_ I have multiple entries. The image does _not_ appear in my article (sandbox); the title appears in red. Is there anything else I need to do, or will the image problem resolve itself once approved by someone at WIKI? LeeHan 19:08, 1 August 2017 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Leehanson100 (talk • contribs)

Correcting Copyright Tag
Many, Many thanks. I've been working on this (periodically) since April. Do I have to do anything with the signed release form? Or is everything done?!

LeeHan 20:01, 1 August 2017 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Leehanson100 (talk • contribs)

moves

 * Oops, looks like I and you are on the move job at the same time. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 05:13, 2 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes, sorry about that! I've fixed my double redirect. Alex ShihTalk 05:14, 2 August 2017 (UTC)

AIV emergency
WP:AIV is so overloaded with reports. Please spend some time there taking reports. 99.53.112.186 (talk) 17:35, 2 August 2017 (UTC)

Why was my page deleted?
The page on global bhatia too gives information about me.

I prefer my information to be directly available on Wikipedia instead of only global bhatia platform.

Kindly have it uploaded.

Please note that it is information about me and I want it uploaded so there can not be any copyright violation. The information to global bhatia too was supplied by me . — Preceding unsigned comment added by Janak toprani (talk • contribs) 17:41, 2 August 2017 (UTC)

Recent blocks
Just to let you know in case you made a mistake, these IPs, you blocked indef as though they were accounts. Thanks —72 talk 17:58, 2 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks, all duration modified. Alex ShihTalk 18:01, 2 August 2017 (UTC)

Protected version
The current Pictures of the Day have a protected version and an unprotected version. So when you change the protected version, please change the unprotected version to match. The protected version's "See also" section has a link to the unprotected version to speed this process. I did it for you. If the same edit isn't made in both places, and a non-admin makes an additional edit to the unprotected version, and an admin agrees and copies it to the protected version, then the earlier edit will be lost. Art LaPella (talk) 14:19, 3 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks so much, will do. Alex ShihTalk 14:23, 3 August 2017 (UTC)

Bruce Cratsley
Alex, I have requested to Elsa Dorfam (elsad@comcast.net), the use of 3 images of Bruce Cratsley for the article I created and the reply was:

"Elisa Rolle: thanks for yr letter. yes, you may use my portraits of bruce cratsley. Make sure that each one says copyright 2017 elsa dorfman. good luck and thank you. elsa dorfman"

I uploaded the image with the copyright she has on her website: Copyright 1965-2010 © Elsa Dorfman and wrote a statement saying I had the authorization to use it for the article. But they are tagged for "speedy deletion". What did I do wrong? 3.0 is the right licence in this case, isn't it? --Elisa.rolle (talk) 23:14, 4 August 2017 (UTC)


 * I think I have found the solution, I found the photo they uploaded of Allen Ginsberg by Elsa Dorfman on Wikipedia, she is a Wikimedia user, and I copied the same licence, plus I put the disclaimer on the description. --Elisa.rolle (talk) 23:22, 4 August 2017 (UTC)

Request
Could you remove the comment/rant referring to me on BlackAmerican's talk page? I am not seeing the relevance of it to his SO. I asked him to stop but he removed my inquiry, marking it as possible edit warring and personal attacks. How he came to that conclusion, we will never know; however, it does not excuse his behavior.TheGracefulSlick (talk) 00:32, 5 August 2017 (UTC)
 * ✅ I blanked the section and included your rationale. Alex ShihTalk 00:43, 5 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Wow, that was fast. Thank you very much!TheGracefulSlick (talk) 00:50, 5 August 2017 (UTC)

Thank you
Thank you for your help with that! the eloquent peasant (talk) 12:26, 5 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Oh thank you. Didn't think I was helping much. Let me know if you need more direct help anytime. Alex ShihTalk 14:18, 5 August 2017 (UTC)

Why did you delete the Kangas Sound Editor article?
Hi Alex,

I am bitterly disappointed you deleted my Kangas Sound Editor article, and the only explanation you gave was in the original speedy deletion request.

As I explained in the talk page of the Kangas Sound Editor article (did you read that bit?) the http://www.kangasound.com/features/features.html page that this is supposedly in copyright violation of is my own creation, and has the text "The text of this page is released under the Creative Commons Zero Waiver 1.0" at the bottom of the web-page, so it can be freely copied.

I also explained that I removed a paragraph containing some text in the https://www.pressreader.com/australia/linux-format/20140814/281638188349887 article, and while there is still a reference to it, there is no longer any significant text copied from it.

Can you please give me a detailed explanation of why you deleted my article?

Kind regards Paul Paulnorthyorks (talk) 14:53, 5 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Despite of your good intentions, Wikipedia is not a place for you to promote a software you created, particularly when it fails the notability guideline, self-published, and 72% copy & paste, which is never accepted even with verification. Alex ShihTalk 15:02, 5 August 2017 (UTC)

Ok, Alex, thanks for the explanation. I did request someone write an article on Kangas Sound Editor a while back, but no-one did. I guess that would only happen if the software achieves some level of success on the Internet first, so there are people other than myself willing to write about it. Paulnorthyorks (talk) 16:11, 5 August 2017 (UTC)

Blocked IP
Hi Alex, thank you for your help earlier with User:A Great Catholic Person - I noticed you indefinitely blocked the IP sock they were using (looks like a mobile IP?) I'm certainly not an admin and not trying to tell you how to do your job, but I thought I read somewhere that we usually don't block IP's indef since they tend to change within 90 days or so. Just didn't want a different, constructive editor 6 months from now to be blocked for something someone else did :) Thanks! Garchy (talk) 15:57, 5 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Yeah, I'll change the duration. Alex ShihTalk 16:01, 5 August 2017 (UTC)

Draft
Hi, could you move Draft:International Commission for Military History to my user space? I don't recall what I intended to do it with; having a look might jog my memory. K.e.coffman (talk) 20:19, 5 August 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Clementina Anstruther-Thomson
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 00:02, 6 August 2017 (UTC)

Mail
Hey,

I am just curious: Did you receive my E-mail on Friday? Best regards, --Jojhnjoy (talk) 01:39, 6 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi sorry I did, I was drafting a response but the same problem occurred. I'll respond now there. Regards, Alex ShihTalk 02:03, 6 August 2017 (UTC)

DYK
Sorry for answering you here, my IP always changes a bit so it would be harder for me to keep track of a something without being notified about it and i would have to remember/bookmark that particular talkpage ... But to answer your question, i have been lurking around for quite a while actually but never really got involved much. I did offer my perspective from time to time on different things when i felt compelled to do so or asking about process/policy when i wanted a more practical aproach to them than simply reading the pages about them. Recently much more than in the past. Hope that is a satisfactory answer to your question. Have a good day anyway :) 91.49.78.71 (talk) 04:58, 6 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Cool, register an account man. Have a good day to you too. Alex ShihTalk 05:01, 6 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Meh, english isn't my native language, i can speak and understand both at a pretty much native level, but am not comfortable, or perhaps confident, enough with a more encyclopedic tone. So i doubt i would be very much help in actual content work. Other than correcting some random typo or whatever it is. Plus being a long time lurker, i am quite unsure if all the drama and fights are worth it. Too many people are in it to win it for some reason and that is not what i am looking for. Or having to go up against even. The constant wikilawyering by many people is plain annoying, as is bludgeoning etc. I had some not very enjoyable experiences on talk pages, which are pretty much all i edited so far with a few minor exceptions... so yeah... I will probably keep on lurking haha 91.49.78.71 (talk) 05:17, 6 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Fair enough :) Alex ShihTalk 06:09, 6 August 2017 (UTC)

Requesting additional information about deleting
Dear Alex Shih,

One of the recent pages I created, Dev Basu, was speedily deleted and the tag urged me to contact you for additional details. I'm writing to request some insight on what about the page made it qualified for speedy deletion. It was a biographical page about a marketer, so I can understand its association with promotion, but the page itself was a standard bio page (in my eyes). Could you point to specific phrasing or other issues on the page? Just looking to make sure I understand the guidelines.

Thank you, Vonnegutodin (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 15:38, 6 August 2017 (UTC)


 * WP:PROMO #5, WP:ORGIND: Extensive use of self-published materials (For instance, the source for the claim of subject "...has been featured in Forbes" leads to a post written by the subject. The rest of the sourcing follows a similar pattern, addressed in WP:SPIP. Lastly, please visit Paid-contribution disclosure. Alex ShihTalk 16:23, 6 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you for the clarification and information. Is it appropriate to host a fundamental rewrite of the deleted article in a test space and solicit editor review to determine whether the new version can be published? Thank you, Vonnegutodin (talk)


 * Yes, but there are reasons to suspect that you are engaging in either COI editing or paid editing. If that's the case and without proper disclosure, your article may be deleted again. Alex ShihTalk 16:43, 6 August 2017 (UTC)


 * I appreciate your time in responding to me. I edit primarily as a way to stretch my writing muscle and research topics of interest to me. However, I will review these links to make sure everything is kosher. Thanks! Vonnegutodin (talk)

Thanks
Just wanted to give you a "thumbs up" for your patrolling of the noticeboards, and your willingness to implement community-based sanctions when appropriate, as well as for your other work elsewhere on the project. Good stuff. Best, Beyond My Ken (talk) 16:19, 6 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks BMK! It means a lot coming from you. Regards, Alex ShihTalk 17:09, 6 August 2017 (UTC)

Questions regarding Kocowa TV deletion
Hello Jim. I'd like to thank you for you and all Wiki admins for upholding Wikipedia's quality. I've tried posting a page on Wiki about 'Kocowa TV', an online streaming site that mainly has Korean TV shows. The reason why I'm posting this is because it's better than the K-drama streaming sites that I've used so far (of course Netflix rocks, but it doesn't have that many Korean stuff...). My post has been rejected twice under G11(unambiguous advertising), even though I've edited extensively from my first draft. I'd want to know which parts of my article deemed too "advertorial"(if that's a word), and how I can fix it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Echokcp (talk • contribs) 05:48, 7 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Please go over Notability (organizations and companies). Your username also indicates conflict of interest. Alex ShihTalk 06:14, 7 August 2017 (UTC)

NPR mailing list
Hi Alex, thanks for all the work you've been doing since becoming more active. Its been noticed and appreciated. I was wondering if you were aware of User:MusikAnimal/userRightsManager? It automates a lot of the work, including adding people to the mailing list. I'm only asking because you seem to have been doing the brunt of the work at WP:PERM/NPR recently, but the mailing list doesn't seem to have any of the new rights holders. I'll be sending a newsletter out in about a week, and want to make sure everyone is on it :) TonyBallioni (talk) 20:30, 7 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Cool, thank you! I'll use the script. I was kind of assuming they would navigate and join the mailing list themselves so I didn't update the list... Sorry! I'll go over my list and update the ones that haven't been updated. Alex ShihTalk 23:25, 7 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I see that you have already done so! Sorry about that... Regards, Alex ShihTalk 23:55, 7 August 2017 (UTC)

DYK for Chinese Expeditionary Force
Alex ShihTalk 00:02, 9 August 2017 (UTC)
 * But why isn't this on the main page? Cwmhiraeth (talk) 05:09, 9 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Apparently pulled by another administrator after it went live. Is this normal? Alex ShihTalk 08:04, 9 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Very irregular if you ask me. I asked another editor to investigate and she provided this link. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 08:27, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

Draft:180 Smoke Vape Store
Merge content to Gopal Bhatnagar. I also request a history merge. Thanks. QuackGuru ( talk ) 17:09, 9 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Done. Alex ShihTalk 17:17, 9 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Done restoring it from the history. QuackGuru  ( talk ) 17:33, 9 August 2017 (UTC)

deletion of Tailor Brands
Hi there Alex. hope you are doing great. It is to ask you about the page you have deleted Tailor Brands. Please, could I get the reasons? So I could retry avoiding the faults you detected? The process says you have to explain in the talk page of the article before deleting it. I wrote on the talk page and fixed the issues that were with the article. It said that after the issues fixed, you could remove the speedy tag and instead place { {advert} } so people could fix the language that gives a feel like an advertisement. But, unfortunately, I didn't receive anything on the talk page where you should have given the reasons and deleted directly. I want to know how could that be fixed. Please help, you are an old user I would love to get explanation and help. Thank You Vibrant.Wiki (talk) 20:16, 9 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I'll respond on your talk page. Alex ShihTalk 05:48, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

Move review for Chengguan District, Lhasa
An editor has asked for a Move review of Chengguan District, Lhasa. Because you closed the move discussion for this page, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the move review. — JFG talk 08:00, 10 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the notice. It was a careless move as I admitted earlier, so I am happy to be reverted. Alex ShihTalk 08:28, 10 August 2017 (UTC)
 * No worries, we all can make occasional mistakes. Let's see how the move review unfolds. You are of course welcome to comment there. — JFG talk 08:29, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

Re: About Editor review
Hi Alex,

Sorry for the late reply, I don't think I have anything new to offer at this time other than what's previously stated. However if you have anything in mind, feel free to let me know and I might be able to offer some initial advice. - Cheers, Mailer Diablo 11:52, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

Regarding ANI
Regarding https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard/Incidents with (you,, , and Helping) For I just recently reverted his edits (and warned him https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:213.205.198.173 ) on a user talk page and I've seen similar edits like this before not to long ago. I can't remember where. And because I can't reply on the ANI(mobile view reasons) I came here. Dinah In Wonderland 17:05, 10 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the heads up! Alex ShihTalk 17:07, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

No problem. I'll let you know if I see anymore IPs (or accounts) like this. Dinah In Wonderland 17:09, 10 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Hopefully he'll chill out. Angry mastodons still lurk around. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  19:00, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

Si we can only hope right? Dinah In Wonderland 19:20, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

Well now we know. Dinah In Wonderland 19:22, 10 August 2017 (UTC)

Your ANI close
I was slightly surprised that you made the decision to close this ANI discussion, given that you haven't seen, for obvious reasons, the OTRS admin email thread discussing this issue. While it would not be appropriate for me to share what others said, I supported a '''a temporary suspension of rights pending a full investigation. ''' (in bold in original). My goal was to act quickly, but not precipitously. 's post didn't exactly use my wording, but was carefully crafted, reflecting the input of other OTRS admins, and stated “ Asav's OTRS access has been removed, pending further discussion. “ It s possible I am being overly anal, but your summary left the impression it was a “removal” not a suspension, and included a link to the list of agent's with the implied assumption that the failure to remove the agent's name was an oversight. I think a reader of your summary might miss the more nuanced statement by Matthewrbowker. Would you consider rewriting your summary close to more accurately reflect the wording of Matthewrbowker, and the facts that the agent is temporarily suspended, pending an investigation?-- S Philbrick  (Talk)  21:08, 10 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Fair enough, I've changed the wording to your suggestion. Regards, Alex ShihTalk 01:14, 11 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank-you. I do want to emphasize that the decision to close was a good one. Sometimes threads like this can spiral out of control, and some threads get closed too early - picking the right time is an art, and I think you chose wisely.-- S Philbrick (Talk)  12:14, 11 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you too. I'll try my best. Alex ShihTalk 13:34, 11 August 2017 (UTC)

Possible Sock?
I didn't want to take this to a sock investigation until need be but I believe this IP 49.145.145.89 is a possible sock. Their edits are the EXACT same for each page they edit and have been reverted by me, and a few others. Then again at this IP 49.146.36.50 (temporarily). One if these pages was Yu-Gi-Oh!. I'm still not sure what to do about this and I do not want to report it until need be. Their edits have stopped for now though. Could you help though? The contributions are at [[User:Dinah Kirkland|Dinah In] Wonderland 13:37, 11 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the heads up again! I'll take a look and monitor the IP. Alex ShihTalk 14:26, 11 August 2017 (UTC)

Alright. Grazie! Dinah In Wonderland 14:27, 11 August 2017 (UTC)

Thanks,

DYK for Katharine Peabody Loring
Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 02:04, 13 August 2017 (UTC)

DYK approved
Hi Alex Shih, few DYK's were approved but the Bot seems to have not picked them up, Template:Did you know nominations/John William Alexander O'Brien and Template:Did you know nominations/Clinton Liberal Institute, could you please have a look. Thank you  FITINDIA   15:52, 13 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Strange, I'll manually move them tomorrow if WugBot doesn't move them by then. Regards, Alex ShihTalk 16:01, 13 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you.  FITINDIA   16:20, 13 August 2017 (UTC)

Deletion of Prakash Neupane
Hello,

You have recently deleted Prakash Neupane page. You were supposed to look at the talk page and reply but it didnt happen that way. Can you justify the reason for not replying to the talk page before deletion of the article?

Bishal Shrestha (talk) 01:50, 15 August 2017 (UTC)


 * The article does not conform to the notability guideline and was tagged for speedy deletion. To request further opinions, please visit Requests for undeletion. Alex ShihTalk 02:21, 15 August 2017 (UTC)

Deletion of Cycle Day wikipedia page
The wikipedia page is being created to create awareness and give information to people about a sustainable initiative. Why are the wikipedia pages of all actors/personalities allowed whereas a page about an initiative that has helped a city grow sustainably not allowed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sonal.kulk (talk • contribs) 05:05, 15 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I've replied here Jimfbleak - talk to me?  06:14, 15 August 2017 (UTC)

Category deletion
Hi Alex. I saw that you closed Categories for discussion/Log/2017 August 15 as delete. Just letting you know that you don't seem to have deleted Category:Sarah.t.life's About Page. Cordless Larry (talk) 12:01, 15 August 2017 (UTC)


 * ...nor Category:Sarah.t.life's Talk Page which was bundled into the discussion. --bonadea contributions talk 13:10, 15 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Oops. I think I meant that one, as Category:Sarah.t.life's About Page does seem to have been correctly vaporised. Thanks, . Cordless Larry (talk) 13:29, 15 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Totally missed the bundled one, thanks guys. Alex ShihTalk 23:53, 15 August 2017 (UTC)

Work that mop!

 * Thank you! It really means a lot. Your work certainly deserves more praise. Regards, Alex ShihTalk 23:55, 15 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Oh, well thank you much--that's very kind of you to say! CCB smiley.jpg  S n o w  let's rap 00:46, 16 August 2017 (UTC)

A cupcake for you!

 * Thanks, I love cupcakes. Happy editing! Alex ShihTalk 10:15, 17 August 2017 (UTC)

emails sent
Hi Alex, I dropped you 2 emails. Please check you mailbox. Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Katerina 198109 (talk • contribs) 20:59, 17 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Sorry about the late response. I'll reply on your talk page shortly. Alex ShihTalk 02:17, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

Alex, I left you a response on my talkpage. Looking forward to hearing from you soon. Katerina 198109 (talk) 07:18, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

User Page Deletion
Alex - I had what I thought was basic information on my my user page describing my areas of expertise. You tagged it for "speedy deletion". Would you please remove that tag from my page and I'll repost something simpler. Thanks Senior Storyteller (talk) 02:46, 18 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Sorry, I did not tag anything, I only review what was tagged and its content. Take a look at User pages to see what's acceptable (your current one looks fine). Alex ShihTalk 02:59, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

National Diversity Coalition for Trump deletion
explanation for deletion of National Diversity Coalition for Trump. it was not an advertisement, by far. You should engage in some discussion first. Please move to my sandbox or drafts. There are many, many sources that refer to this group. --Wikipietime (talk) 12:42, 18 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Sorry, Wikipedia is not a soapbox for your promotional content. Alex ShihTalk 14:22, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Alex, I've had a few issues with Wikipietime (take a look at his talk page), and I think s/he has some challenges regarding creation of articles, but I don't believe s/he is here to promote anything.  I'm certainly not questioning your deletion of the article and I can't see that deleted text, but I honestly believe that WPT has a genuine interest in creating decent articles.   How about you restore it to his/her sandbox with the stipulation that any article that may result must go through the WP:AFC process?   I think that level of coaching may benefit WPT greatly.   I'll keep an eye on it myself.  Toddst1 (talk) 14:38, 18 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your message. Sure, that sounds reasonable, although there wasn't much content to start with, and I have a feeling it will be tagged again by someone else. I will notify the user at the user talk page. Alex ShihTalk 14:44, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

Bravo! Sure seems that a suppression on an ideological bias and basis is at play on wikipedia. Glaringly predicatable as demonstrated over the last week of my activities. Suppression of Katharine Gorka article and delegating to Sebastian Gorka is eerily similar to what is emerging with National Diversity Coalition for Trump and Michael D. Cohen (lawyer). I will expand the topic, NDCT on Cohen's page and then the removal for the reason that his page is not about NDCT. Everyone, including myself, need to own up to their actions. If I have crossed a boundary; sanction, censure or restrict me - but accusations of "soapboxing" is bullying and only inspires me in a respectful way to proceed. --Wikipietime (talk) 14:52, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

My sincerest Apology for any personal attack that you might have felt from my reaction to seeing my article deleted. I spent a great deal of time on it and linked numerous other wikipedia BLP to the Coalition. I expected to have seen the article blossom with other contributors additions and it was gone. I will try and soften any communications in the future so as not to be misconstrued.--Wikipietime (talk) 15:37, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
 * It's okay, I work with Chinese politics so I am not never really offended. Alex ShihTalk 16:04, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

User talk:Crucial matters in the life of a Muslim
Per the filter log, talk access here should probably be revoked. Home Lander (talk) 15:47, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Saw that just now, talk page access revoked. Thanks for the heads up! Alex ShihTalk 16:04, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

Lolita Fashion
Hello. I came upon your user page when you recently deleted an article. In the last few months, several people and myself who are interested and wear lolita fashion have been attempting to improve articles related to lolita fashion on the English Wikipedia. I myself created the English article on Misako Aoki in the last two months. When I read your bio on the user page that you have worked in fashion and have done Japanese translations, I thought you may be interested in translating/contributing and improving articles relevant to lolita fashion. Cheers. FunksBrother (talk) 15:49, 18 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for reaching out. I am not really interested in the topic, but I am more than willing to help. I will take a look, thanks! Alex ShihTalk 16:04, 18 August 2017 (UTC)

RE: your recent deletion of Wikipedia page John Clark Hanna
Hi Alex,

I fully understand and agree with your decision to Delete my page. May I explain why the page was submitted as it was? I created a new page, naming myself because my name had already appeared in the Wikipedia "disambiguation" page for several persons with the name John Hanna (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hanna). I was listed as John Hanna (activist). I merely wished to disambiguate further by adding my middle name and to also add the biographical title "inventor". I was indeed an activist and did indeed found the environmental organization named the "Environmental Life Force" back in 1977 - 40 years ago! In the ensuing years of my life, I took a less radical path which had nothing to do with activism. I think my two patents for wave energy converters is more germane to my life's accomplishments than founding a radical environmental group. My webpage at www.originalelf.com offers a strong repudiation of radical environmentalism. I do not want to have Wikipedia stating that my legacy is "activist". I previously attempted to have inventor added to the Disambiguation page but I was unable to do this. Not sure why. My patents are on the US Patent Office website. Simply enter the numbers 8,358,026 and 8,745,981.

I do not know how to edit and change my John Hanna (activist) listing on the Wikipedia "Disambiguation Page". Before, the page had me as simply John Hanna (activist) If the name was clicked, it went to the Wikipedia page titled "Environmental Life Force". How can I add my middle name Clark and add inventor to the disambiguation page? Could you kindly help me do this? If that can be done, then the need for a stand alone John Clark Hanna page will not be necessary. If possible, please do this for me. Many, many thanks!

John Hanna, wetgen@gmail.com and www.wetgen.com. Hannaturbine (talk) 19:23, 18 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your message, John. I see it has been added already, although it needs to be re-phrased to sound less promotional. Alex ShihTalk 04:11, 19 August 2017 (UTC)

Category deletion
Hi Alex, I see you have deleted the page for actor Tony Forsmark. Can you explain why?

04:00, 19 August 2017 Alex Shih (talk | contribs) deleted page Tony Forsmark (A7: Article about a real person, which does not credibly indicate the importance or significance of the subject) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rmmaas (talk • contribs)


 * You need reliable sources to establish the ability to verify the notability of a subject. The article was completely unsourced, and unsourced contents are usually speedily deleted once it has been tagged by another editor. Alex ShihTalk 04:56, 19 August 2017 (UTC)

Isn't IMDb a reliable source? It was referenced, or does IMDb be need to be sourced in a different way than the page was built? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rmmaas (talk • contribs) 05:05, 19 August 2017 (UTC)


 * See Citing IMDb, but I think this is not as important as the next point: Providing one external link is not an example of sourcing. See Citing sources, thanks. And be careful not to replace source content when you are replying to a message. Also, please sign your posts with four tildes  Alex ShihTalk 05:12, 19 August 2017 (UTC)

I guess I'm confused. You pointed me to Citing IMDb which seems to state is to be used to confirm involvement in completed projects. Since a great deal of C list actors I see on Wikipedia only use IMDb in their sources I'm curious what other sources would be needed to verify this page that other pages don't seem to have either. Not trying to be antagonistic, I'm just trying understand (this medium seems unwieldy for discussion...). What secondary sources are needed here that are not needed on other actor pages? Did I replace source content?

Rmmaas (talk) 05:25, 19 August 2017 (UTC)

Precious
--Gerda Arendt (talk) 06:18, 19 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks Gerda! Alex ShihTalk 06:26, 19 August 2017 (UTC)

Luana Vjollca
Hi Alex. has been recreated by. Who was the user that previously created the article, making it G5 eligible? —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 07:03, 19 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the message. The previous account that created the article was a blocked account, so the new SPA account is quite possibly block evasion. Alex ShihTalk 07:07, 19 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I agree that the accounts are most likely related. I'm guessing the content was similar too. How was the article G5 eligible if AcromaxMedia created it? The user wasn't in violation of a block unless there was another account. In any case, the article should be deleted again. —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 07:21, 19 August 2017 (UTC)
 * You are correct. The user was blocked literally 4 minutes after the page was created, and in terms of technicality it was mis-tagged by another editor and mis-approved by myself when it should have been A7/G11. My bad. Alex ShihTalk 07:30, 19 August 2017 (UTC)
 * No worries. Thanks for deleting it again. —&thinsp;JJMC89&thinsp; (T·C) 07:32, 19 August 2017 (UTC)

Deletion of Lindores Abbey distillery
Hi Alex - I'd like to discuss with you your deletion of the Lindores Abbey distillery page. In my opinion, the distillery is of considerable significance as the first written evidence of whiskey distillation in Scotland originates from there (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-36835237). By various sources, it has bee called the home of whiskey. I should state that I personally do not work for the company.

I admit that the page did not yet have citations added - but it was my plan to add these today. — Preceding unsigned comment added by KitMcCarthy (talk • contribs) 07:11, 19 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Sure, sounds reasonable. The page has been restored to your user sandbox. I must say however it would probably be eventually merged to the Lindores Abbey page, as the distillery by itself does not warrant a standalone page at the moment (it hasn't even been opened yet). Alex ShihTalk 07:20, 19 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Many thanks. KitMcCarthy (talk) 07:23, 19 August 2017 (UTC)

Deletion of Niche Hunt
Hi, I noticed that you have deleted one of my pages that I was working on. As mentioned in my initial comment I was planning to expand it over the course of next few weeks but it seems that editor didn't notice that and tagged it with G11 rationale. Could you please be so kind and restore it either to my sandbox or draft space? Thank you Jone Rohne Nester (talk) 07:53, 19 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Sure, the page has been restored to your user sandbox. Just be careful to establish the notability first before posting directly to main space. Alex ShihTalk 07:58, 19 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you! Just one more question, I usually create page as a stub and then gradually expanding it. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that stubs are great option for fairly notable, but less known topics. Also it allows general public to access knowledge, rather then keeping topics in sandbox or draft, which might be not that easily found. Is that a bad practise and I should avoid doing so? Once again, thanks a lot for your help! Jone Rohne Nester (talk) 08:41, 19 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your understanding! Forgive me but I think you are comparing apples and oranges. I don't think "Niche Hunt" can be considered as "fairly notable" with 0 news result (excluding self-reference) with no coverage by reliable sources after a quick Google search. I am not criticizing, I am just pointing out what the readers will expect. Regards, Alex ShihTalk 14:19, 19 August 2017 (UTC)

The Ocean (Led Zeppelin song) issue
Thank you for getting involved.Your comment on my talk page helped me understand the issue.I have now added about 5 considerbly reliable sources to the page.What I still have not been able to understand is tha Ojorojo has only communicating with me by placing seemingly "agressive" templates on my talk page, rather then telling me whats the matter.I would also like to note that he seems to be semi-following (or stalking?) my contributions on Wikipedia and has also not edited signficantly to the article.

Cheers. WikiEditCrunch (talk) 12:14, 19 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you, I have responded on your talk page. Alex ShihTalk 14:22, 19 August 2017 (UTC)

Please restore deleted article in user page.
You deleted the article on August 17, 2017 Yuri Gurski with justification «G11: Unambiguous advertising or promotion» Please restore this article to my personal subpage User:Krukau/Yuri Gurski so that I can update it in a neutral style in accordance with the rules of the WP.

Krukau (talk) 16:20, 19 August 2017 (UTC)


 * I have already responded about this page. Alex ShihTalk 00:58, 20 August 2017 (UTC)

Thanks!
For restoring my autopatrolled status. I'm 98% sure I used to have that user right, but I guess at some point while I was on hiatus it was removed? Anyway, I appreciate the vote of confidence. — GrammarFascist  contribs talk 18:05, 19 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Yeah, I think it was sometime last year many user rights were grandfathered. Cheers, Alex ShihTalk 00:58, 20 August 2017 (UTC)

Sri Sri Iswar Madan Mohan Jew
Hey Alex, You recently deleted an article "Sri Sri Iswar Madan Mohan Jew" citing a copyright infringement of http://sri-sri-iswar-madan-mohan-jew.business.site. However that Google site was created by me while I listed this place on Google Maps. I have removed that website and you would not find it's contents anywhere on the internet. The article I wrote was an original one depicting the oldest temple and tourist spot located in Kolkata, India. Can you Please restore the article ? (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 19:09, 19 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Sorry, but I would have to decline. 1) Plagiarizing, even self, is never okay. 2) The subject appears to be non-notable based on a quick Google search. Alex ShihTalk 00:57, 20 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Hi Alex, Thanks for your reply.

For the 1st point you mentioned, it is now NOT a plagiarized article, since I have removed the Google site "http://sri-sri-iswar-madan-mohan-jew.business.site" which you had mentioned. Now the contents are absolutely unique to the core. You can run a copyscape check. And for the 2nd point, it is non-notable only on internet since no one bothered to capture it's history and document it on the internet. I have hence taken the pains to write an article about this 200 year old temple which lacked support and maintenance, but at present it has become very popular and gradually becoming a major tourist attraction in the city of Kolkata. This is not an advertising or promotion of an organization since this historical temple is free for all tourists to visit. If you check out, You can find other temples of Kolkata which are not even as old as this one I wrote about that are already on Wikipedia : 1. Dakshineswar Kali Temple 2. Birla Mandir, Kolkata 3. Kalighat Kali Temple 4. Calcutta Jain Temple. Please allow this temple history & description to be added to Wikipedia as I think it would help many International tourists who come to India and religious devotees all around the world to know about the history of this place like all other temples which I mentioned above. Thank you. (talk)
 * The bottom line is original research is not permitted on English Wikipedia. Alex ShihTalk 15:16, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi Alex, This is not any original research, I am just trying to add the history and description ( Source is from valid sources ) of a 200 year old temple in the city of Kolkata like all other temples present in the city as I mentioned earlier in above post. So that it gets listed in the Wikipedia page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Hindu_temples_in_Kolkata) and help tourists and researchers to get info about this legendary place. If other similar places are already added like I said, why not this one ? Please consider it. Thank you! (talk) 18:48, 20 August 2017 (UTC)

Unique Welfare Foundation
Hello Alex; you deleted page unique welfare foundation but it's very genuine thing which I created in welfare of society...its not promotion of any company or organisation...this thing I am creating only for welfare of society...i have many relavant documents, photograph..i visited the offices of unique welfare foundation..so it's my request don't delete this...thia article will help underprivileged of our society..thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Pratapsinghakhand (talk • contribs) 19:44, 19 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Sorry, Wikipedia is not a soapbox for your organization. Alex ShihTalk 00:47, 20 August 2017 (UTC)

Guidance and copy of data for SWARMCITY speedy deletion
Alex, I would like a copy of the SWARMCITY article for future edits if possible. My fault for not keeping a copy. Also, what specifically need I include to make this more "notable"? Obviously from my perspective this first ever software platform is notable and I felt that my first draft adequately documented that however, that is clearly not the case. (I realize my tone sounds sarcastic, not my intention though.)

Any feedback you have is greatly appreciated. Thanks for the time and help, have a great day! -Josh Ritchey — Preceding unsigned comment added by Joshua Ritchey (talk • contribs) 06:29, 20 August 2017 (UTC)


 * I will restore the page to your user sandbox for now, but there doesn't seem to be any indicator of notability, so it will most likely be tagged and deleted again very soon. Alex ShihTalk 07:11, 20 August 2017 (UTC)

Draft talk:Proof of Zariski's main theorem
Hi,

You have deleted Draft talk:Proof of Zariski's main theorem as a test page (also Draft:GKM variety.) For me, it looks like an incomplete draft article than a test page. -- Taku (talk) 07:16, 20 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Well, Taku, we'll have to disagree, since there is no content on neither of these pages, and they seemingly won't have any content in the near future also based on the current AN discussion. Alex ShihTalk 15:13, 20 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Just to be certain, you view them to be test pages (G2 says "This applies to pages created to test editing or other Wikipedia functions") as opposed to some initial attempts for articles? -- Taku (talk) 16:26, 20 August 2017 (UTC)

Map of the ROC in Article
嗨,你好! Hi there !

Allow me to introduce myself, I am Vincent and I am an overseas Chinese from Indonesia who is currently studying in Taiwan. I am a newcomer to Wikipedia despite having signed up 4 years ago.

I've recently added the image with the description below in the article of 'Taiwan' under the 'political and legal status section' because as far as I know, the Constitution of the ROC still states that the extent of the territory of the Republic of China is shown as below.

A user from the PRC (User: Whaterss) however undid my edit and did so without giving any reason (I assume that he's biased based on his origins), as if the claim was never made at all by the ROC government. Since I would like to clarify everything before un-doing any edits and prevent an edit war from happening, I've asked for help on my talk page and User:Jmcgnh suggested that I bring this problem to you and ask for your opinion. I am well aware that discussions to prevent the map from being put into the infobox have been made ( Talk:Taiwan). But I have not seen a discussion page that clearly states that it should not be put within the article at all.



I am aware that this claim is no longer being actively sought out by the ROC government (aside from it being used for the One-China policy), but since it is still stated in the constitution of the ROC, I believe the facts should be respected and that it should be included in the 'political and legal status' section of the Taiwan article.

Your immediate response is most appreciated. 敬祝 平安喜樂 Vincenty846 (talk) 10:43, 20 August 2017 (UTC)


 * It's always important to think from the perspective of English-speaking readers, since this is the English Wikipedia. Be very careful not to accuse other people of bias, as such behaviour is not helpful in a contentious topic. In a sense, you've answered your own question already. This is a matter of national imagination vs. territorial reality . The interpretation of Article 4 has been in dispute in Taiwan for a very long time, and the Supreme Court has ruled that the constitutional definition is "purely political" and not "legal" (p. 35), which makes the claim highly irrelevant today. The reason is because English Wikipedia runs based on reliable sources (not truth) in the form of not primary sources, but established secondary sources. My understanding of the current consensus can be extended from the infobox discussion, which expresses that the map in question has become too obsolete to be used in the article. The issue about the constitution can certainly be expressed, but in the form of prose. Regards, Alex ShihTalk 16:27, 20 August 2017 (UTC)

Gao Minglu
Thank you for your DYK review for this article. A lot of people will be quite pleased with it. Best Regards,

What's to be done …
… about things like and ? The very last thing I would want to do is to discourage anyone from contributing, but what other possibilities are there? I've tried moving them to draft, that doesn't help. I'm asking here because someone's already archived the ANI thread. Regards, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 17:39, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your efforts! I would hate to discourage contributions as well, but the lack of communication makes it difficult. I have moved these two articles back to draft space and temporailly protected the mainspace pages from being recreated again, and left a stronger note at the editor's talk page. This'll have to do for now, hopefully. Regards, Alex ShihTalk 01:16, 21 August 2017 (UTC)

User:Golf-ben10
Last week you blocked User:Golf-ben10 for 48 hours for disruptive editing. He responded by blanking his talk page and today going on a string of edits that added back flagicons against WP:FLAGBIO on The Face season articles that numerous editors have tried to discuss on his talk page. Again there were no edit summaries or talk page discussions. The user did not edit warring about date formats and navigational templates, but the issue that most editors brought up with them, the flagicons, seems to be their favorite battle. If you could please into this issue, I would appreciate it. Aspects (talk) 17:56, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you for notifying me and the editor in question. Since has been invited to discuss here, I'll wait for a day or so. Regards, Alex ShihTalk 00:57, 21 August 2017 (UTC)

Online transaction processing
Hi Alex. You recently deleted the article online transaction processing with the rationale, "Article about a company, corporation or organization, which does not credibly indicate the importance or significance of the subject". However, I don't think it meets that definition (it is a method of financial transactions), not a company, corporation, or organization. It doesn't meet any other aspect of the A7 speedy deletion criteria either. An article with hundreds of edits that has been around for more than 12 years should probably go to AFD anyway. Regards, -- Ed (Edgar181) 18:18, 20 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the message, Edgar! On a second look, I agree you are correct. I have restored the article and added some sources to address possible concerns, thanks. Alex ShihTalk 00:25, 21 August 2017 (UTC)

Straddling the fence at Talk:Gary Renard
You had the opportunity to close the RfC on Talk:Gary Renard and you did not do so. Another administrator got involved without using enough competence to read the discussion he was closing before he closed it (although it was good that the discussion was closed, which might be an WP:IAR reason to ignore the close). You then posted on my talk page with a request to be notified if I were to request a review at DRV. I requested an explanation but you haven't replied. So let me be specific, I don't currently have a dispute with your close, so there is nothing currently to review. And if the editors on the talk page decide that they disagree with the close there is also nothing to review, as your close does not prevent subsequent improvements to the encyclopedia, as per WP:Consensus. Now on this last point, I am assuming that the protection can be removed at the WP:RFPP upon request from the content contributors at Talk:Gary Renard. If you now wish with the protection to create a bureaucratic barrier that forces a new centralized discussion, you need to clearly state this; and since doing so would shift power from non-admin content contributors to administrator centralized authority, such a decision could be subject to review somewhere.

Here is WP:DRVPURPOSE in its entirety:

There is nothing at DRVPURPOSE that overrides WP:Deletion policy, WP:Consensus, and/or WP:Edit warring; all of which specify that the talk page is the place for discussion. The problem now is that editors from the AfD have taken over the talk page at Gary Renard and are disrupting discussion there. If there is consensus at that page for your close, why are they afraid of discussion? Obviously they are trying to prevent consensus building. Please clear the disruption from the talk page. Thank you, Unscintillating (talk) 20:42, 20 August 2017 (UTC)

ویژه حضوردرهیئت talk page
I think their previous edit needs to be temporarily readded to close the unblock request, THEN revdel'd. It's showing as an open unblock request in requests for unblock. RickinBaltimore (talk) 19:22, 21 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Is it still showing in the page? I cannot seem to see it from here. Alex ShihTalk 23:37, 21 August 2017 (UTC)
 * It's gone now looks like, thanks again! RickinBaltimore (talk) 00:15, 22 August 2017 (UTC)

Deletion of "Infinitech Trading"
Hey Alex, I wanted to know if the page I created ([|Infinitech Trading]) could be restored so I can edit it and make it more encyclopedic, since it was deleted and I was unable to fix it to avoid its deletion. If so, could someone give me tips on how to improve that work? Thanks in advance. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mike Ive (talk • contribs) 20:25, 21 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I am sorry but this subject simply does not meet the notability guideline. The original content was fully promotional, and I don't think even restoring to the sandbox would be helpful. There also appears to be undisclosed conflict of interest. Alex ShihTalk 03:54, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

why my page was deleted
Hello,

I was creating a page on Edo Zollo - London photographer - and it was deleted.

I'm confused on the real reasons for the deletion. Since this page is up running: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyle_Thompson_(photographer) and it's a living person.

Your reply will be much appreciated. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zack2017 (talk • contribs) 08:46, 22 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Take a look at this essay. Alex ShihTalk 04:00, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

Page restoration
Alex, Can you please restore the Datari Turner Productions page in my sand box so I can make adjustments to it and have it republished? Your time is appreciated. Im sure the things needed to be changed can be handled easily being that the page ran for 4 years without issue I believe. Thanks again. — Preceding unsigned comment added by DutchWTW (talk • contribs) 14:00, 22 August 2017 (UTC)


 * I am afraid I cannot do so, since there were plagiarism from the original entry that simply went unnoticed. You shouldn't be working on the article anyway (previous discussion). Alex ShihTalk 04:07, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

A case request in which you had been involved has been declined
Dear ,

On behalf of the arbitration committee, I would like to inform you that the case request named "topic-banning Supermann from all pages related to film for one year" (in which you had been listed as involved party) has been declined. The committee concluded that has no jurisdiction on the issues involved in this case, and that therefore cannot be accepted.

Sincerely, Kostas20142 (talk) 16:22, 22 August 2017 (UTC)

deleted page User:Joe TravisMathew/sandbox
Alex, I'm working on the framework of a Wiki entry for the apparel company TravisMathew. I feel the apparel company is of considerable significance as it was part of a recent acquisition by Callaway Golf, one of the top golf brands in the world, as part of a major $125M purchase. The article currently has three citations and I can provide more. Additionally, professional athletes such as Andy Roddick and Mardy Fish reference TravisMathew as their sponsors within their own Wiki pages. I'm hoping not only could the entry be restored in my Sandbox, but any recommendations to prevent future deletion would be appreciated! Thank you for your time! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Joe TravisMathew (talk • contribs) 21:54, 22 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Please see Conflict of interest and Wikipedia:No inherited notability. Alex ShihTalk 04:14, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

deletion of Jason Lokilo
While this article was a stub, I think it had a claim of significance that met the standard suggested at WP:CCSI. The person in question meets the criteria at WP:NFOOTY, so what can I do to reinstate the article and amend it so that it is not speedily deleted again? Spike &#39;em (talk) 06:10, 23 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your message. I think this is a case of WP:TOOSOON, but I will restore the article since you are correct that it doesn't qualify for CSD. Sorry about that. Alex ShihTalk 06:19, 23 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Spike &#39;em (talk) 07:25, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

Deletion decision for NestAway
My page NestAway was recently deleted for G4: Recreation of a page that was deleted per a deletion discussion, WP:XFD. While I agree that the page was a recreation but there are a lot of differences now. The brand now qualifies for Wikipedia with references in independent, reliable sources.

The brand has also received funding from a popular investor in New York.

I agree that it was earlier not notable but I believe it now is. Kindly suggest. RajkGuj (talk) 09:19, 23 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Nope, the reasons listed in the previous deletion discussion is still entirely relevant. And it's always troubling when the same article is recreated under different spelling/letter case. Alex ShihTalk 10:10, 23 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Thanks for your response. As per the last deletion discussion, editors seem to have the perception that the references are press releases or mere announcements of funding. If you search for the brand on Google, you will get over 2000 news results, and most of them are bylined news articles by staff writers in independent publications like The Economic Times, The Times of India, VCCircle, Hindu Business Line, TechCrunch. They are not press releases reposted by news wires, and neither are they blogs.

The Economic Times does not cover a brand so many times through press release not does a TechCrunch. Kindly guide on where the improvement needs to be made. RajkGuj (talk) 10:29, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

I dig your RfA for Jimbo Wales
Seriously, you just blocked an IP for "abusing multiple accounts". There's mention of a registered editor Vote (X) for Change, and a glance at the block log shows this editor was originally blocked for the same reason. There's a lengthy SPI, but it's in that name. The block indicates that the editor previously edited under another name. What was it? 81.157.151.180 (talk) 09:39, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

Laughing
... is better than crying, so I laugh. You deleted a project talk page per G4. Did you look how it came into being? Francis moved it from a different (archive) page, - I - who had created it - was careful to leave it deleted: it looks so much more interesting in red! Can you now please also delete the redirect which is nonsense for an archive? And please can you tell me how I can safely collect the deleted information? It's a rather harmless list of how many transclusions some templates have that the project made. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 11:11, 23 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Sorry Gerda! I have restored the page and will let someone else to look at it. I do think this page would probably be safer in the user space though. Alex ShihTalk 11:21, 23 August 2017 (UTC)


 * O dear, now we have the complete history again, - did you read the RfD? Allegedly, the list of keeping track of which infobox was reverted was an attack page on certain editors, - good piece of mind-reading, because no editor was mentioned, only reverters ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:21, 23 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Better, thank you. - Is there any way to tell Francis not to move project pages of a project where he isn't a member? We have talk pages for concerns, - well, not that specific one of course. --Gerda Arendt (talk)


 * I have yet to read anything about the infobox wars discussions. I'll find some time to do the catch up on the reading before I start speaking... Alex ShihTalk 12:39, 23 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Don't invest any time. The wars were over in 2014, but some can't live without them, it seems. 2017 has been peaceful, just one IP made trouble. We can live with that ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 12:46, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

Early-expired prods?
Alex: I noticed you recently deleted Kimberly Readnour, Michelle Lynn, and Bethany Wicker, each deletion marked as "Expired PROD". Now, while I feel that these were fully deserving of deletion (and had PRODded one of them myself), each had been nominated for PROD for less than a day, much less the seven days that the PROD system is designed for. Was this, perhaps, a misreading of the date? Or were the pages deleted for some other reason and mislabeled? Forgive me, I'm just trying to understand what happened here. --Nat Gertler (talk) 14:09, 23 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I am puzzled as well, since I deleted them while I was working on the backlog in Category:Expired proposed deletions. I'll find out the reason but in the meanwhile I'll double check the timestamp next time. Thanks! Alex ShihTalk 14:26, 23 August 2017 (UTC)
 * If I recall correctly, two of the three articles weren't even a week old, so if there's a timestamp in them that says otherwise, the problem was with whatever generated the timestamp. (I used Twinkle to PROD one, and one of the other PRODs was someone copy-and-pasting my PROD, apparently.) --Nat Gertler (talk) 14:34, 23 August 2017 (UTC)

Tony Fabella
I genuinely don't understand what happened to the Tony Fabella article. I started cleaning it up and thought I got rid of most of the promotional tone, and I thought it had pretty much the standard biographical content by the time I last edited. And the notability seemed proven by the media and academic text coverage. What gives? - Alternativity (talk) 08:17, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
 * On a second look, I have restored the page to Draft:Tony Fabella. This will need a third opinion. Regards, Alex ShihTalk 08:42, 24 August 2017 (UTC)

PERM
Hi Alex. I'm concerned about this New Page Reviewer user right being accorded to Sb2001 who has a history of combative posting and insensitive comments to AfS submitters which is currently being dealt with. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 01:23, 25 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I am sorry, I missed that part. I will revert myself, thanks! Alex ShihTalk 01:24, 25 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Ah! I see. : I notice that you have still not provided me with reasons not to take you to ANI after you followed me around, making 'school' comments. There is still time to reply to my email. Good to see that you failed to answer another user asking innocent questions on your talk page. They have more faith in you than I do.


 * Maybe, AS, you should be looking into Kudpung's behaviour, and John from Idegon, for that matter. I would still like you to provide me with an explanation of why you removed the right, as requested on my talk page. PS: this is not meant to sound aggressive, even if it does. – Sb2001 talk page 16:11, 25 August 2017 (UTC)

Your unblock
Hi. Did you inadvertently forget to let Hillbillyholiday know that you unblocked him? Regards, Newyorkbrad (talk) 02:53, 25 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the notice. I have left a unblock note now. Regards, Alex ShihTalk 03:02, 25 August 2017 (UTC)

Paint Our World deletion
Hi just wondering how to improve my post RE: Paint Our World. I didn't think this still had a biased or promotional tone, except maybe the last sentence. Some advice and comments would be much appreciated if it is still possible to try and submit an article under this topic. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sallyboultbee (talk • contribs) 23:12, 25 August 2017 (UTC)

Your block of User:Hillbillyholiday
Hi Alex Shih. I have some concerns about this block and I thought I would ask you in the first instance to justify it here. What was the block for? --John (talk) 15:30, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Hello John, the block is a reflection of this comment, which was made three days ago in response to another edit warring report regarding the same editor. The reverts this time were also made in a similar manner, unprotected by BLP exemption, and the subsequent refusal to discuss in the article talk page about the revert despite of concerns raised by several editors in AN3. Alex ShihTalk 15:52, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I disagree with the contention that the edits were unprotected by BLP. I request that you reexamine the edits and come back to this. John (talk) 15:57, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I am always more than willing to be corrected, John. While I re-examine the edits, would you mind addressing the current discussion in AN/I? Regards, Alex ShihTalk 16:03, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Strictly speaking, I count three reverts, which does not technically violate 3RR. But as you can see in the ongoing AN/I discussion for the past five days, the block in my opinion is justified by all three criteria of WP:BLOCKDETERRENT. I have re-examine the edits and provided my explanation below. If you still believe the block was unjustified, please go ahead and lift the block, as I won't be opposing. Regards, Alex ShihTalk 16:57, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Revert 1: This is indeed contentious on two parts: the description of the subject is arguably not written in WP:NPOV, and the Daily Mail is not appropriate as a source here despite of the RfC states that it may be reliable for some subjects. The problem is that, in my opinion, this should be discussed in the article talk page after two reverts instead of five, particularly when the removal has been challenged by another established editor. More importantly, this editing behaviour during an ongoing discussion about the behaviour of this editor in question is very concerning.
 * Revert 2: The other editor made a compromise with this edit, and the entire remaining section was again instantly removed. This particular removed content does not seem to be justified by libelous nor poorly sourced contentious material of the exemption.
 * Revert 3: Same as the previous revert. The edit summary appears to be suggesting a reference of MOS:HEADINGS (?)


 * Thanks for the response. I will need an hour or two to respond. I have commented at AN/I per your request. Actually I don't need an hour. Your reverts 2 and 3 remove contentious (though arguably well-sourced) material that do not relate to the subject of the article. Do you see the problem? --John (talk) 17:21, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I can certainly see the problem, and I guess my point is that the manner of removal itself was also contentious, as the exemption was not explained well. has graciously explained to me the potential BLP implications in those content, in which I do not disagree. Alex ShihTalk 19:10, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
 * It's not a problem, we all make mistakes. I meant to comment at the AN3 discussion but real life got in the way. If I had had time I'm sure this wouldn't have happened. I feel bad now. Never mind. I think you should consider unblocking HBH if he wants it, and I think you should consider speaking up for him at AN/I. He is not perfect but most of what he does (this for example) is good and valuable work and I think the more clueful people who say that the better. Finally, I agree with that this comedy has been tolerated long enough and we need to hand out sanctions to those who knowingly revert BLP-busting material and make tendentious reports at noticeboards. I believe there is a relevant Arbcom judgement, am I right?  will likely know. --John (talk) 19:27, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Here, I've found it: WP:ARBBLP, Principles 1 and 2. Alex Shih, GoldenRing, Drmies, do you agree sanctions are in order here? --John (talk) 20:00, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
 * John, Principle 2 is just the usual general stuff. I'm not entirely sure what you're looking for--yes, discretionary sanctions apply, but it starts with an alert/notification; the process is found in Arbitration Committee/Discretionary sanctions. I have not looked closely enough at the history (indeed, the entire history of the conflict) so I am not going to say that editor X or editor Y are deserving of sanctions yes or no. Personally I would be more interested in the community being more clear about what to do about the plethora of factoids in celebrity articles, but it is entirely possible that one or more editors have not handled themselves appropriately in that one article, maybe in others. Drmies (talk) 20:21, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Alex--after seeing your note above, of 19:10, I expected to find Hillbillyholiday unblocked. Drmies (talk) 20:24, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks Drmies. I have started the process of notifying all those who have undone HBH's BLP edits. It will take a while. And I agree with you; the existence of that embarrassing discussion at AN/I demonstrates there is a need to clarify this sort of thing in giant letters. An RfC? BLPN? --John (talk) 20:27, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
 * As I explained to John, I was hoping a third person would do the favour as I believe it would be more appropriate in this context. But I'll do it shortly if that is not happening. Alex ShihTalk 20:30, 24 August 2017 (UTC)
 * As I am being discussed, I believe John should have done the simple, forthright courtesy of notifying me. I explain here how John failed to provide context. And I would also point out WP:ANI and WP:ANI. --Tenebrae (talk) 03:48, 25 August 2017 (UTC)

Need Help, Why my article about UTOMOCORP deleted?
Hello my Alex, Could you help me please, I want to create article about company in Indonesia (UTOMOCORP), but maybe I create a mistake and you deleted my article, can I edit or update that page? I want create the page and make it better than before, thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fudo729 (talk • contribs) 02:50, 26 August 2017 (UTC)

Paint Our World deletion
Hi, Thank you for your response. I now realise I did not include sources such as an interview with our foundress on BBC and BBC Radio as well as articles about Paint Our World in the Telegraph and Savvy Magazine. These are more credible sources but do not have online links to them. If I were to resubmit a draft which included references to these and removed the 'current fundraising' section would it then be deemed notable and non-promotional? If not please can you tell me why? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sallyboultbee (talk • contribs) 11:05, 26 August 2017 (UTC)

You've got mail
Kreees (talk) 22:31, 27 August 2017 (UTC)

A question regarding your help with The "Human" Factor (1975 film)
I appreciate your revert here of The Human Factor (1975 film) back to The "Human" Factor (1975 film). However, shortly afterwards, your revert has been reverted to the undiscussed move. Before relisting it at "Requests to revert undiscussed moves", I had hoped to consult with you as to the next step. &mdash;Roman Spinner (talk)(contribs) 00:28, 28 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Although it may feel out of process, I think it would be better to submit a regular move request as to the next step at this point. I have dropped a note to the editor that made the latest move asking for clarification. Regards, Alex ShihTalk 01:21, 28 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I am grateful for your kindness in initiating steps to resolve this matter. The downside to a regular RM is that in the event of no consensus, the title defaults to the existing form which, in this post-move case, would be the form without the quotes. In any event, I will wait 24 hours to discover if any additional details may emerge as a result of your inquiry. &mdash;Roman Spinner (talk)(contribs) 03:32, 28 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Hi, while I did not receive a response, the page has been moved back by the same editor. Hopefully this will solve everything for now. Regards, Alex ShihTalk 16:58, 28 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your help. The restoration of the page does, indeed, solve everything. &mdash;Roman Spinner (talk)(contribs) 19:57, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

My article about Wancher Inc. was deleted
Dear Alex, I am trying to finish my article about Wancher Inc. but it was removed. It would be appreciated so much if you could let me know the reason and how I should change to make the article valid. Thank you in advance Alex. I look forward to hearing back from you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Baogao1616 (talk • contribs) 09:41, 28 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Sorry, no. This is not the place for you to promote your non-notable company. Alex ShihTalk 10:02, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

Coates Hire article deletion
Hi User:Alex Shih, I see you have deleted the article I recently created, Coates Hire, without consultation. Are you able to provide some evidence as to how it violates the policy, or how the page could have been improved? Thanks, Романов (talk) 11:32, 28 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Poorly sourced: Two broken links and a link to a list of user reviews (really?) Unsourced with three broken links. Promotional content like sponsor numerous.... Since you have been here for a while, this kind of writing with poor understanding to the policy is highly questionable, unless if you are engaging in some kind of paid activity. Alex ShihTalk 11:47, 28 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your constructive additions to this global encyclopedia, its users like yourself that are what make Wikipedia what it is today. I will be sure to re-create the page tomorrow, removing any mention of sponsorship, at least 10 references (which I will check again, my apologies). I do struggle to understand what you refer to as "user reviews" however I will take extra care, knowing that your expedious approach to both consultation and improvement is here to monitor our community and it's content. As you've been here a while, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that your intentions are in the right place and not jump to any accusations as that would be both petty and juvenile without any consultation. Finally, do you have objection to the article being recreated with the before mentioned amendments? If not, could you please provide detailed rebutted, specifically around the articles (re-created) intended content. Романов (talk) 12:08, 28 August 2017 (UTC)
 * User:Романов - Since you haven't answered the rhetorical question, I will ask it as a real question. Are you being paid by Coates Hire?  I will comment that, if I were an administrator, I would find the patronizing tone that you are taking to User:Alex Shih to be annoying and condescending.  You have been here a while; he is an administrator.  No, I do not provide advice to editors whose pages were deleted as promotional spam on how to improve them.  You could try building the article via Articles for Creation and getting reviews before moving it into article space.  However, my usual advice about promotional pages is not to try to re-create them.  You evidently want the page created because Coates Hire wants it, and that has nothing to do with whether Wikipedia wants it.  Robert McClenon (talk) 16:39, 28 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I will overlook your taunts and point purely at this source: Please explain how this link has anything to do with your page. I have reasonable doubts that you may be engaged in paid editing, so please be kind and explicitly state that: No, I am not engaged in paid editing, so we can move on to the next step. Alex ShihTalk 16:54, 28 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Are there any former prime ministers who aren't in that list? Robert McClenon (talk) 17:15, 28 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I can still see the article that I tagged, and I still think that it needed tagging as spam, and I won't advise what needs to be taken out of it, other than that there wouldn't be much left. As to your comment that the admin deleted it without consultation, that is true, and there is no consultation on speedy deletion; that is what is speedy about it.  Wikipedia needs speedy deletion to keep it free of various kinds of crud including social-media profiles, directory entries, vandalism, and advertising.  Robert McClenon (talk) 17:15, 28 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Self-correction: It was 3 broken links, which makes the page completely unsourced from the beginning. Alex ShihTalk 02:42, 29 August 2017 (UTC)


 * I think you are both missing the point for why the article was created in the first place.


 * I don't agree with the promotional aspect of both of your arguments from my years of editing but as noted above, I'm happy for any amendments (removal of the 'sponsorship' reference) to be made in order to move forward. Note that as I'm not able to see the article I have limited opportunity to cite your arguments.


 * Regarding sourcing the article, I've stated previously that I have committed to double checking the references and to having copious of them. I don't understand how it happened, nor do I think that the objectivity of the article was compromised.


 * No, I unequivocally have not been approached, nor have I approached and I definitely have not been remunerated by Coates Hire or Seven Group Holdings (SGH) or any other subsidiary of SGH for having created the Coates Hire article. I strongly refute any "evidently" or "reasonable doubts" to the contrary. In case you are still wondering why I created the article, the reason is purely as it is the missing article in the SGH parent organisation and the intent is to actually re-write the entire below mentioned articles as frankly, they are all sub-standard.


 * Does Wikipedia also not require the following subsidiary articles of Seven Group Holdings: Seven Network, Pacific Magazines, WesTrac and Yahoo7? Coates Hire is the only subsidiary company without an article as previously mentioned.


 * Note that similar rental organisations: Avis Budget Group, United Rentals, Europcar, Bin Quraya, BlueLine Rental, Boels Rental, and Finning have articles on Wikipedia. From my research, Coates Hire is as the largest rental company in the Southern Hemisphere with a revenue larger than that of many island nations. Using United Rentals as an example, perhaps the introduction of United's article best sums up Coates Hire's global position: "United Rentals, Inc. (nyse: URI) is the largest equipment rental company in North America, with about 11 percent of the region's market share. It owns the largest rental fleet in the world, has a workforce of over 13,500 employees, and operates 968 locations across 49 U.S. states and 10 Canadian provinces. In 2016, United Rentals' revenue totaled more than $5.7 billion, with over $2.6 billion in profit. It is ranked #452 on the Fortune 500."


 * I struggle to see how the original Coates Hire article differs from the United article, but as I have stated on numerous occasions I am happy to work constructively to re-create it. Романов (talk) 10:13, 30 August 2017 (UTC)


 * The bottom line is that without significant coverage from reliable sources and the ability to access the source, the notability cannot be verified. The comparison with other articles really needs to stop; it's highly irrelevant to this discussion, as many of these pages are also poorly sourced ("sub-standard", as you have pointed out) and will probably be tagged for deletion at some point.


 * If I may paraphrase, the point of creating Coates Hire, is because it is the only subsidiary of Seven Group Holdings "without an article"? And this came right after Coates Hire is put up for sale? This makes the unsourced expansion of the Seven Group also suspicious, but we'll move on. Half of the Coates Hire page was a list of products and sponsors, which you have agreed to not include again. Interestingly enough, most of the news result only covers Coates Hire Ipswich Super Sprint, but nothing much about the company (notability is not inherited). This one may be a valid source, but it is insufficient to establish notability. And no more self-published sources please. Alex ShihTalk 11:27, 30 August 2017 (UTC)


 * I disagree with your comparison remarks - saying that United Rentals and Europcar do belong on Wikipedia as opposed to Coates Hire is subjective. Coates Hire and United Rentals are two of the largest equipment rental companies in the world, whatever products they offer being listed in the article is as irrelevant as is any sale news items. Parallels in this argument could be the notability of OPPO compared to, say, Apple or Samsung. I think the consensus here is not just that there are other notable rental-related articles (no matter how badly sourced they are) but also that Coates Hire's article will create consistency, it's profile ownership (SGH and Carlyle), international presence (Australia and Indonesia) and size (total revenue) as stated above. Романов (talk) 12:12, 30 August 2017 (UTC)

David Taylor-Smith deletion
Hello, I had requested for the page of professional MMA fighter David Taylor-Smith not to be deleted and gave factual information of his statistics etc, however the page was still deleted. The page was finally completed in it's entirety. Can you kindly reactivate it? Thanks alanaw — Preceding unsigned comment added by Alanaw (talk • contribs) 11:37, 28 August 2017 (UTC)
 * User:Alanaw - Requests for Undeletion is thataway (at Requests for Undeletion). Robert McClenon (talk) 17:04, 28 August 2017 (UTC)
 * No, the page was poorly sourced. Facebook, Linkedin, Youtube... Most important of all, notability is not inherited. Robert has kindly provided you the proper link to contest speedy deletions. Alex ShihTalk 17:14, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

Wilder Harrier Article
Hello sir,

I created a page about wilder harrier friday 28th of august and i would like to have more informations about this decision. Can you explain to me your reasons?

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by EdouardBrun (talk • contribs) 14:28, 28 August 2017 (UTC)


 * Very simple: WP:SOAPBOX - Here is not the place for you to promote your non-notable company. The entire content is written in promotional language. Alex ShihTalk 17:25, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

User:Prashanth gangi/sandbox and Draft:Scrapiee
You've deleted these both at one time or another today -iiiit's back! -now at User:Gali thirupathi. Presumably SOCK or MEAT. They're persistent, I'll give them that. Take care! &mdash; fortuna  velut luna  18:29, 28 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Marvelous. Not sure why the second account was created, since it wasn't blocked. But this make things much easier moving forward. Thank you! Alex ShihTalk 02:26, 29 August 2017 (UTC)

Your deletion of of the page Arun Alagappan
Mr. Shih - I am contacting you regarding your recent deletion of the article for Arun Alagappan. I am unsure as to why this page was marked, having sourced every section thoroughly with over 20 citations throughout the article. There is no promotional language used in the article and the individual certainly meets the criteria for notable individuals. If you could provide me any details or advise me as to how to improve the article I would be appreciative. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by KodjoSatchey (talk • contribs) 18:53, 28 August 2017 (UTC) KodjoSatchey (talk) 18:56, 28 August 2017 (UTC)
 * A second look still reveals questionable notability, but I've declined the WP:CSD for now and tagged the article for Notability while having cleaned up some contents. This appears to be a case of WP:CITEKILL, as the subject does not have significant coverage in many of these sources. I've removed two self-published sources, did some MOS fix and removed some extraneous information. If the subject is known for his company, but his company is non-notable, there has to be more evidence to establish the notability through depth of coverage, not simply by passing mentions. Alex ShihTalk 03:31, 29 August 2017 (UTC)

Blocked??
For what? For upgrading the information. I didn't utter a abusive word after warning was placed. Please, mind your regulations first and then execute it properly. Who needs to update your wiki page. If one can't update or verify the information on the page than what's the use of creating it. I didn't said a word after warning was lodged to me. Please, look over the issue property before lodging a blockade to any user. Poor decision. As I updated the info on Vistara wiki page. The Jetstreamer changed the status to terminated of Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport without verifying it. Poor decision Upanshu upanshu (talk) 07:33, 29 August 2017 (UTC)

Speedied
In reviewing the Philately Projects quality log today, I saw your speedy deletion of Austrian post in Montenegro. This appears to be an entirely valid topic worth mention and could well have been merged into the main article Postage stamps and postal history of Montenegro where the topic is already mentioned. Would you like to wikify it for me so I can see if anything can be merged. Thanks ww2censor (talk) 09:48, 29 August 2017 (UTC)
 * I have restored the page, thank you for the help! Alex ShihTalk 09:52, 29 August 2017 (UTC)

sir, why my wiki page shopaccino was deleted?
sir, why my wiki page shopaccino was deleted? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Chetnnya (talk • contribs) 12:10, 29 August 2017 (UTC)

Recent blocks
I saw you just blocked and. I think might also be related. Adamtt9 (talk) 13:05, 29 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Thanks! The first two sleeper accounts spammed to get autoconfirmed, this may be long-term abuse. Alex ShihTalk 13:11, 29 August 2017 (UTC)

Page Deletion?
Hello Alez, could you please confirm why you deleted the Phoenix (web framework) page that I created? It was not promotional or advertising content, and was comparable to other web framework pages I listed in this talk section, and had some more content than some of those which haven't been deleted:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Express.js

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor_(web_framework)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinatra_(software)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_on_Rails — Preceding unsigned comment added by Willykaram (talk • contribs) 16:27, 29 August 2017 (UTC)


 * It's pointless to compare to other pages. Your page is poorly sourced, consist of purely self-published sources. Alex ShihTalk 16:36, 29 August 2017 (UTC)
 * User:Willykaram - If other web framework pages are poorly sourced, you may nominate them for nominate them for deletion also. Robert McClenon (talk) 17:26, 29 August 2017 (UTC)

RiceGum
Hi Alex Shih, would there be any way for you to copy the content that was on RiceGum before it was deleted and move/copy it to Draft:RiceGum so it can be worked on? RiceGum now has a song on the Billboard Hot 100. Thanks.  Ss 112  00:08, 30 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Sure! I've restored the latest version to the draft page. Alex ShihTalk 02:49, 30 August 2017 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mark Budman
Dear Mr. Shih,

This article was biased against since day zero. It was marked for deletion even before I submitted the draft or even finished it. I modeled it on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pia_Z._Ehrhardt. I wonder why would she be more notable than Mark? I gave a lot of references that are not causal mentioning but detailed interviews with Mark, and yet the opponents kept calling them "casual mentions" Thank you for answering. — Preceding unsigned comment added by RightOnTarget (talk • contribs) 01:35, 30 August 2017 (UTC)
 * The article you tagged here should be considered for deletion. It has no in-line citations, lacks notability and is completely out-of-date. If you modelled it on that, it is not surprising that it had been deleted. Standards for BLPs have changed massively since then. – Sb2001 talk page 01:44, 30 August 2017 (UTC) PS: they are not 'opponents', they are simply more committed to the rules than you; I am sure that they would have been willing to help you to get it up-to-scratch. – Sb2001  talk page 01:47, 30 August 2017 (UTC)

Dear Mr. Shih,

Thank you for your reply. It's enlightening. I still would like you address, if possible, my statement "It was marked for deletion even before I submitted the draft or even finished it." More importantly, could you restore the latest version to the draft page so I could continue to work on it? Unless you think it's a lost cause, and I should chose another flash fiction writer/inventor who writes in his second language, published books by prestigious publishers and stories in best magazines in America but is more notable than Mark? — Preceding unsigned comment added by RightOnTarget (talk • contribs) 13:49, 30 August 2017 (UTC)


 * That wasn't Mr. Shih you were responding to. To keep my response short: To challenge the result of a deletion discussion, please file a request at Deletion review. Alex ShihTalk 13:59, 30 August 2017 (UTC)

London Duck Tours Limited
Hello, I was wandering as to why this page was removed from Wikipedia? Wolf WIK (talk) 15:42, 30 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Non-notable group with no reliable sources. Alex ShihTalk 15:43, 30 August 2017 (UTC)

@Alex Shih I have recently added my sources and more would have followed. I have seen other pages on Wikipedia with only 1 link/reference.

How would I go about requesting the page to be reinstated? Or creating a future page about London Duck Tours?

Thank You. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wolf WIK (talk • contribs) 15:48, 30 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Please use Articles for Creation. Alex ShihTalk 16:14, 30 August 2017 (UTC)