User talk:Ansh666/Archive 9

JLJ001
I noticed that you are cleaning up after this one. Thank you.

He peppered WT:WPPORT with messages. How should that be handled? With strike-outs? Deleting his posts will disrupt all the discussions he participated in.

You may also wish to read this related report on JLJ001: User talk:TonyBallioni

He contributed throughout the Portals WikiProject. Please explain what other clean up will be done, so we are not surprised when it happens. Thank you. &mdash; The Transhumanist  07:52, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Could you please not delete the templates and other project pages he created? Sock or not, he has made significant contributions to the WikiProject, and I'd rather not see them get the axe just because. Also, how do I go about undeleting those templates? &mdash; AfroThundr (u &middot; t &middot; c) 09:10, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I can't delete, I'm not an admin.  &mdash; The Transhumanist   09:17, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
 * That was mostly directed at Ansh666, but I figured I'd pull you into this too. &mdash; AfroThundr (u &middot; t &middot; c) 09:52, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

Please restore the pages you deleted
Please re-create the templates, without the sock's name in/on them. Thank you. &mdash; The Transhumanist  09:17, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

If an admin would be so kind as to halt this mass deletion and restore those pages, I'll take ownership of them if necessary. Also could we not rollback his edits to our portal pages? He was heavily involved in collaboration on several projects and you'd be axing a large chunk of our work. I trust you won't revert me if I redo some of your rollback changes? Also could you at least discuss this with the WikiProject next time? If there is cleanup to be done we'd probably know best what the damage is and how to fix it. You don't have to use a chainsaw when a scalpel would suffice. &mdash; AfroThundr (u &middot; t &middot; c) 09:52, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Also for cases like these, where the blocked user has made significant positive contributions to an area or project, we should consult with the community for that content before deleting it. Several of the templates were spared deletion because they were already transcluded on many portal pages, however, they form part of a set, and the unused ones were to be used for tagging portal pages in an upcoming maintenance run. That will be held up until we have the necessary templates restored or recreated.
 * My main question (for this comment, at least) is: Why are we just deleting any page created by the blocked user. He doesn't WP:OWN those pages and in many cases, others have contributed to them as well. Would you delete a C-class article that half a dozen other editors had put work into improving because the creator was a sock? I certainly hope not. That goes for reverting entire sections of our other pages too. This is something that should require manual inspection and judgement, not a Twinkle d-batch run.
 * Not trying to attack you or anything, just annoyed. &mdash; AfroThundr (u &middot; t &middot; c) 10:18, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

Please re-create the Selected Quote Sections in Portal:Latter Day Saints and Portal:Right-wing populism and restore Portal:Geert Wilders to its previous state. I am shocked that you delete good content on wikipedia only because of some sock, which I have never heard of.--Broter (talk) 09:55, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

I also support keeping most of this content. Despite their origin, the edits have already been built on as part of a project with 89 active members which can fix, revert or tag for deletion where appropriate. Certes (talk) 13:28, 31 May 2018 (UTC)


 * Sorry, I am not going to restore the illicit work of an effectively globally banned LTA. Perhaps someone else will, but not me. ansh 666 16:12, 31 May 2018 (UTC)


 * Do you intend to delete further pages? That information would be very useful in deciding whether it is worth continuing to revamp the portals.  If more foundations are going to be destroyed from under us, it is probably time to give up. Certes (talk) 16:27, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I don't think so. All of the tagged pages have been deleted. ansh 666 16:31, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the speedy reply. That at least puts a limit on the damage we need to repair. Certes (talk) 16:46, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

For the record, none of the pages I deleted had any contributors other than Dysklyver and the speedy tagger. You can try asking another admin to restore them, I only said I wouldn't. I know I'm a lot stricter on G5 than many admins, especially regarding this particular LTA. In regards to his talk page comments, there's probably no need to strike them on account of there being so many. ansh 666 17:22, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Vandalism by consensus is still vandalism, and I'm not seeing consensus here - several users have asked to restore the information, and now I'm going to join them. You can't just delete thousands of edits worth of content because you don't like the editor. Smartyllama (talk) 17:40, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
 * What part of global-lock-on-sight LTA do you not understand? ansh 666 17:42, 31 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Did you really just accuse an admin who was deleting the work of an egomaniac LTA who tries to insert himself into as many project processes as possible so we use his work even though he's blocked of vandalism? Also, vandalism by consensus is impossible. If it has consensus, it isn't vandalism (see all the crap we put up with on April 1st.)Thanks for handling the G5s on these, Ansh. I normally nuke them, but didn't yesterday because I was too busy to review the contributions. TonyBallioni (talk) 21:11, 31 May 2018 (UTC)

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:59, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

Simultaneous edit on MfD page
Dear Ansh666, I just had a conflict edit with you at Wikipedia:Miscellany for deletion/Draft:Christopher Altman. I don’t know whether I should withdraw my co-nomination or whether I should "un-archive" the discussion. May you please help? Ariadacapo (talk) 08:58, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Sorry about that. I think the best course of action would be to start a new MfD discussion for the two other drafts. Not sure whether bundling them together is better or not, I'll let you judge. ansh 666 09:01, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
 * OK! I just did this. Thank you! Ariadacapo (talk) 10:42, 5 June 2018 (UTC)

Reverts to CSD requests
Hello, Ansh666! From the case you provided declining my CSD requests, just so I understand - the decision for the indefinite ban was on May 27, 2014 as a result of using a sock from evading the original ban. Wouldn't that still mean the created articles fall under the G5 criteria? Candleabracadabra's first edit was on April 12, 2011 which looks to be within one year from the last block on August 20, 2010. There's no substantial edits to the articles since creation which was the reason I requested the CSD. I just wanted to clarify and I'm glad to have a chance to discuss it - I can PROD the articles instead. – TheGridExe  ( talk )  13:00, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Oh, wow, I'm dumb. I looked at the original block date (March 9, 2010) but didn't notice that the block was extended several times. Thanks for pointing that out. So you're right, they do fall under G5, and I've deleted them as such. ansh 666 21:35, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
 * No,no - it's no worries! I got confused when I checked the block dates as well. Glad it was clarified. – TheGridExe  ( talk )  01:36, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

(Update) I need your help if possible and thank you Ansh666!
Thank you and very much appreciated but the page you resurrected is being deleted again and it seems like by anyone who sees it. Is there a way on the article you resurrected last month to get this restored and protected? [] and Basically its up to you if you can and possible please transfer this article to the original article [] but don't have administrative access tool so that will be awesome if you can do it.

Have an awesome day. Wiki Gainz (talk) 05:23, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for trying to help this person, Ansh, but see my reply to them on my talk page. --MelanieN (talk) 14:04, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
 * the CSD decline was procedural (it was a G4 tag citing an AfD that was closed as G7). I didn't respond to them for a reason. ansh 666 18:02, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Good catch! 0;-D --MelanieN (talk) 18:03, 6 June 2018 (UTC)

Declined speedy
Greetings! I recently nominated a userpage for speedy deletion on the grounds that the user had wanted it deleted due to having blanked it. You declined on the grounds that the user hasn't edited in eight years. I fail to see how that's relevant. Can you explain? —Compassionate727 (T·C) 20:47, 7 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Might have gotten it mixed up with a different page. I've deleted it now. ansh 666 21:32, 7 June 2018 (UTC)

Meh
Obviously not going to edit war over something so minor but I think this is a rather crappy guide to the deletion process, which is why I removed it, plus I think see alsos should be kept to a minimum. Anyway, like I said, very minor, I just don’t find the page actually beneficial to anything. TonyBallioni (talk) 00:35, 9 June 2018 (UTC)
 * It might not be the best, but at the level of simplicity that it's aiming for, it's honestly hard to explain things too much better. Either way, I've cleaned up the see also - there were a couple redundant links that I took out, and also a few (which I left in) that I'm not sure are really that relevant, for example the AfD and DRV guides. If I were to start culling, I'd start with those. ansh 666 00:44, 9 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Tbh, the best guide to deletion would be one sentence: Use Twinkle and follow the steps and if you don’t know what Twinkle is probably best to not be deleting stuff. User:TonyBallioni/Idiot’s guide to deleting stuff. TonyBallioni (talk) 00:48, 9 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Hah! Yes indeed. ansh 666 00:49, 9 June 2018 (UTC)

Re-reverts to CSD requests
Looks like I have egg on my face. Since this discussion, I realize the articles are still valid per WP:GEOLAND regardless of who created the article. A request to have the articles undeleted would be appreciated on my error. They should be Tara, Florida, Rye, Florida, and Waterbury, Florida. – TheGridExe  ( talk )  13:36, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
 * G5 actually trumps notability, though I can restore if you're willing to take responsibilty for them. Thanks, ansh 666 15:48, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
 * It's my mess, I'll take responsibility. Face-smile.svg – TheGridExe  ( talk )  17:17, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Okay then, done. ansh 666 17:50, 19 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much! – TheGridExe  ( talk )  21:37, 19 June 2018 (UTC)

Umm....
On a reading of Articles for deletion/Kyle Bent, I think a NC would have been a better call.The sources are typical PR, the article is near-certain UPE and Doomsdayer's lack of self-confidence in even asserting that it barely scratches the notability guidelines.....Months old but any thoughts? Best, &#x222F; WBG converse 13:19, 29 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Well, the nomination rationale was based on there not being any reliable in-depth sources, and Doomsayer's comment indicated that enough of those were added to barely meet notability. Promo doesn't really matter from an AfD standpoint, at least IMO. In the end a NC and a keep would have the same result anyways, and a new AfD would certainly take into account the weakness of the keep argument. ansh 666 18:26, 29 June 2018 (UTC)

Requesting unprotection for salted title
I'm requesting unprotection of Chandrashekhar (TV series). I've the draft ready on Draft: Chandrashekhar (TV series). Thank You. TryKid (talk) 16:26, 1 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I've removed the protection. Thanks, ansh 666 21:19, 1 July 2018 (UTC)

Administrator
Are you an administrator? scope_creep (talk) 07:40, 2 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes. ansh 666 07:41, 2 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Coolio. You've removed the speedy Andrew Wilkinson (paediatrician). Can you please delete. It is the wrong name, and points to the wrong article. The article I created last night called Andrew Wood Wilkinson started as Andrew Wilkinson and when I moved the page the redirect was created automatically I guess. For some reason I selected the wrong obituaries and and sources, somebody with the same name, and almost identical details, but different person. Still notable though, but not a paediatrician but a surgeon. It is not needed. scope_creep (talk) 07:48, 2 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Alright, done. Thanks for explaining. If you ever come across a similar situation, a G6 or G7 tag would probably be more appropriate - the G8 that you used is relevant only if the redirect points to an article that doesn't exist. Thanks, ansh 666 07:52, 2 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks. scope_creep (talk) 07:59, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 19:22, 3 July 2018 (UTC)

Sher Kahn Bahadur
Not sure why you declined the CSD on the above mentioned page -- it was the third recreation of a page that was deleted via AfD and then CSD. Same user, same unreliable sources. Etzedek24 (I'll talk at ya) (Check my track record) 23:34, 15 July 2018 (UTC)
 * G4 requires a page to be substantially identical to the version deleted at AfD, but this version has additional information not in the original. I didn't see the previous G4 when I declined, but it shouldn't have been deleted as such. ansh 666 23:38, 15 July 2018 (UTC)

Deletion review for Makida Moka
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Articles for deletion/David Michigan (2nd nomination)
Hiya! Would you please salt David Michigan—and David Michigan (fitness trainer)—which have been repeatedly recreated by promotional accounts? (not watching, please  as needed)   czar  10:21, 18 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Done, thanks. Not sure how I missed that. ansh 666 17:48, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

Confusion on declining of SD.
At Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind you declined but there are no significant edits by other editors. All the other edits by other editors are minor and/or cosemetic.


 * this edit only adds a wikilink, and was probably the same user based on his IPs he has used.
 * This edit seemed to only remove a space.
 * this edit added a flag of Al-Qaeda to the infobox
 * this edit incorrectly added a nomination for deletion. - and this edit reverted the previous edit.

I think this decision was made in error, unless you have a different reasoning? R9tgokunks  ⭕  04:29, 19 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I only declined the G5, since the editor wasn't evading a block when it was created four days ago. It doesn't matter that they're blocked now; they weren't under any editing restrictions when they created the article. ansh 666 04:34, 19 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I thought it was declined entirely. I understand now. R9tgokunks  ⭕  04:42, 19 July 2018 (UTC)

Closing WP:ANI?
Hi. Just wondering if there's some automated tool you use to close ANI discussions, or if you just manually add the atop/abot tags? -- RoySmith (talk) 13:56, 19 July 2018 (UTC)
 * All manual. ansh 666 15:04, 19 July 2018 (UTC)

User talk:RebeccaSaid
Isn't it against normal practice to delete the user talk page, rather than just blanking and revdel if necessary? It doesn't really feel like a G10 as well. Alex Shih (talk) 09:35, 20 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Given that it was the only edit to that page and it was a link to off-wiki harassment that is currently an ARBCOM case, I thought it would be safer to just get rid of it. ansh 666 17:58, 20 July 2018 (UTC)

It's not SVDS Sangh but SDVS Sangh
Hi, This is regarding the recently moved page of Shri Duradundeeshwara Vidyasamvardhak Sangh. Please rename it properly as SDVS Sangh. Rishi Muni (talk) 14:34, 21 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Done, thanks for letting me know. ansh 666 18:05, 21 July 2018 (UTC)

DS violation (or not)
My reason for the ANI was to find out who should be reported, you cannot launch an AE without that. There are two users (and maybe more) who may be in violation, but someone is. In effect (therefore) the DS are meaningless.Slatersteven (talk) 20:00, 22 July 2018 (UTC)
 * If multiple people may have violated DS, just report all of them... ansh 666 22:22, 22 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Spam reports you mean, not sure I think that is a good idea (as well as a lot of work for me).Slatersteven (talk) 08:41, 23 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I've asked about it at WT:AE. ansh 666 08:42, 23 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks.Slatersteven (talk) 08:44, 23 July 2018 (UTC)

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Hhkohh (talk) 09:54, 23 July 2018 (UTC)

Roark Capital Group
Hi, I notice you've already pointed out that this AfD was incorrectly closed. None of the reasons provided by the Delete !votes cited and policy or guidelines and an AfD is not a !vote-counting exercise. Perhaps can you reopen it and relist it to get more comments? Or what procedure would you recommend?  HighKing++ 16:13, 23 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Reopened and relisted. Thanks, ansh 666 17:34, 23 July 2018 (UTC)

Talkback
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Articles for deletion/Kim Stallwood
Hi Ansh; I've had a play with this article in a sandbox. His book has received a good few reviews, including a very long review in an academic journal and a few in decent magazines (Peace News, The Vegan), so he surely meets the third "creative professional" criterion. Meanwhile, he himself is quite widely discussed, including in Time magazine (no less!) and various academic works; he's interviewed for podcasts, magazines, etc. quite regularly (I included a link to an episode of Siobhan O'Sullivan's Protecting Animals, for example); and has been the primary subject of a few newspaper articles (a very long one in the Baltimore Sun and a shorter one in the Hastings Observer, for example), meaning he seems to meet the general notability guideline. I appreciate that the article is still a stub/start, but it is, I think, a decent stub/start. I wondered whether you think the article is worth restoring and/or what the procedure is from here? I don't think I've used deletion review before, and I'm not sure if that's the right step, while I didn't want to just restore it at risk of being accused of wheel-warring... Josh Milburn (talk) 20:33, 30 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Sure, go ahead and restore it. The thing is different enough from the crappy resume version that was deleted at AfD - thanks for noticing that it'd been messed with. Though, given the large number of sources for the last thing about the book, perhaps it may be good to expand it a bit - perhaps summarize some of the book reviews instead of just using them to support the existence of the book. Thanks, ansh 666 03:25, 31 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I agree that the citations are a bit overkill-y; it's just to assure skeptical editors that the subject is notable. The book contains some biographical information, so, naturally, so do the reviews. This will make them useful sources for article expansion down the line, so it's good that they're there. Josh Milburn (talk) 07:33, 31 July 2018 (UTC)

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 01:31, 5 August 2018 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/MACS M3
Hi. I noticed that you said at Articles for deletion/MACS M3 you couldn't find reliable sources for this topic. One technique that I use, particularly if the article is associated with a non=English speaking country (Croatia, in this case), is to look at the corresponding articles in other language Wikipedias, in this case hr:Teška snajperska puška MACS M3 at the Croatian Wikipedia. The only really reliable source that I could find there is from Jane's, and that's a broken link, but I think even the broken link is an improvement. Perhaps the rifle is better known by a code name (in the same way that NATO uses the reporting name Backfire for the Soviet and Russian Tupolev Tu-22M long-range bomber) than by the model number, but that's just a guess. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 04:17, 5 August 2018 (UTC)
 * I'm not really sure if broken links count, though. I couldn't find an unarchived version either; I wouldn't have nominated it if I had. The other sources are all unreliable, and none of them mention a code name. ansh 666 04:22, 5 August 2018 (UTC)

Deletion review for Mic Diggy
An editor has asked for a deletion review of Mic Diggy. Because you closed the deletion discussion for this page, speedily deleted it, or otherwise were interested in the page, you might want to participate in the deletion review. Vicmullar (talk) 10:55, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

Request to reopen Articles for deletion/Alan Sabrosky
Ansh, you closed this discussion shortly after an editor who was doggedly arguing "keep" unearthed the fact that this academic had once held a named chair. Up to this point, the discussion was trending "d" because so little notability had been found for his academic work; I switched my i-vote form "d" to "k" because WP:NACADEMIC#.5. However, it now looks as though the named chair was not to a full or distinguished professorship, but to some lesser rank. A fuller explanation of why Sabrosky fails WP:NACADEMIC#.5 is available  at Talk:Alan Sabrosky. I request that you reopen the AfD to allow a fuller discussion of this named chair, and notability in general. I know that it had already had a long run at AfD, but due to discussion now on the talk page, I do think it needs another week. Thanks.E.M.Gregory (talk) 10:55, 6 August 2018 (UTC)
 * 's rewrite and keep argument don't depend on NACADEMIC #5. I did take into account what you are saying is "new" information, as it had already been mentioned in the discussion. There weren't any compelling arguments either way, and I doubt another week of discussion would help in that regard. ansh 666 18:10, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

Deletion for Mic Diggy
Greetings ansh, You deleted the article Mic Diggy Regardless of the new references inserted into the article. Because according to Notability (music) Criteria for musicians and ensembles WP:BAND WP:MUSICBIO may be notable if they meet at least one of the following criteria 1. Has been the subject of multiple, non-trivial, published works appearing in sources that are reliable, not self-published, and are independent of the musician or ensemble itself. or This criterion includes published works in all forms, such as newspaper articles, books, magazine articles, online versions of print media, and television documentaries. And there are newspaper articles inserted into the article. 3. Has had a single or album on any country's national music chart and also note he Has performed music for a work of media that is notable ZNBC Born n Bred award's Cypher 2014 - 2015 which aired on national television. Which he did and still has what concept am i missing here? Regards Vicmullar (talk) 06:04, 6 August 2018 (UTC)
 * The others who participated in the discussion didn't agree that the sources you cited were reliable. ansh 666 09:36, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

ansh they didn't agree with the Lusaka Times source because of the the about section which states it provide a platform for all zambian's who need their articles up (which is debatable cause LT is actually a reliable source in zambia).PS the Zambian eye reference is new. And i just found the born n bred link to the actual video. The ZDM is reliable too Vicmullar (talk) 10:16, 6 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Youtube can't be used as a source, nor does performing at a certain event provide notability. I'm not sure about ZDM or the Zamibian Eye (the it doesn't seem to name an author at all). Either way, if you wish to contest because you have new sources not mentioned in the discussion, please use WP:DRV. ansh 666 10:26, 6 August 2018 (UTC).

How is Zambian daily male not a reliable source ? And i am aware that youtube is not regarded as a reliable source but according to wikipedia a musician is regarded notable if he Has had a single or album on any country's national music chart and also note he Has performed music for a work of media that is notable. And that is a footage from the born n bred awards in zambia same as BET awards. Vicmullar (talk) 10:34, 6 August 2018 (UTC) ansh i did like wise. I did a bit of some digging too on the same people who voted for the article to be deleted. This is interesting, Chabota Kanguya is a zambian editor whom i feel may be writing articles for his personal gain why am i saying this ? when i first started the article Mic Diggy i reached out to his talk page for help which he didn't provide instead a kind heart editor whose is not even zambian @Eagleash helped out tiding it. If you were to go on facebook and search for his real name and add wikipedia, you will find a post of B Flow thinking him and he actually tagged. Does that mean something to you ? More followers for examples. And then secondly if you take a look at most Zambian artist articles here, most of the references used are from, Zambia daily mail, Zambian Eye, Zambian Music Blog and Lusaka Times etc including the articles written by he himself ansh. Please for evidence sake see the named articles. I feel the deletion process was not exactly a fair one at all. 1. Chef 187 2. T Low 3. Macky 2 4. Kan 2 5. Mampi 6. B Flow 7. Cleo Ice Queen 8. Petersen Zagaze 9. Ruff Kid

I can send more if you like. All these artcles have references from ZDM, Zambian Eye, Tumfweko, Lusaka Times, Zambian Music blog, Etc but how is it a problem with article Mic Diggy having references from ZDM, Zambian Eye, Tumfweko, Lusaka Times. All of the sudden they are not reliable sources ? Just a thought Vicmullar (talk) 11:51, 6 August 2018 (UTC)


 * See WP:OSE, and frankly, those others don't look notable either. ansh 666 18:02, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

ansh Not to put words in your mouth but are you telling me that are Zambian News papers are not regarded as Reliable sources on wikipedia ? And the Zambian Article source i gave you was actually written by their news desk. Like any other article in their paper Vicmullar (talk) 18:19, 6 August 2018 (UTC)


 * Pretty much, yes. They may be reliable in the normal sense of the word, but not in the Wikipedia meaning (see Verifiability). What is missing from these is evidence of "a reputation for fact-checking and accuracy"; there is no author, editor, or editorial policy listed. Sourcing needs to be especially solid for biographies of living people. ansh 666 18:30, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

Give me one good example to any newspaper article reference. There author for the daily mail reference and he is a senior editor of the newspaper. They all have authors actually. I strongly believe in promoting equality, bare in mind that not countries worldwide have access to the same equipment, some countries are still developing. Otherwise I disagree with your saying that all Zambian newspapers are not reliable sources on wikipedia. Vicmullar (talk) 18:44, 6 August 2018 (UTC)


 * Right, ZDM seems reasonably useable, as was mentioned in the AfD discussion. The others are not, though. ansh 666 18:47, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

There was no consensus in that thread. Kindly take note that consensus of opinion are redundant and should therefore be avoided. Do your research and do whats right. Zambian eye is a reliable source in Zambia both your opinion and mine cannot change that. I would however suggest rewriting the article with your supervision if possible because the references ZDM and Zambian Eye are reliable and lusaka times is debatable. I've seen worse ones even from the US. Should i start pin pointing ? Vicmullar (talk) 19:01, 6 August 2018 (UTC) Secondly if i go through all your articles, are you sure i won't find a blog reference or an article reference without an author? Vicmullar (talk) 19:08, 6 August 2018 (UTC)


 * Once again, WP:OSE. And non-reliable sources can be used, but they don't provide notability. A bit of patience please; I'm not going to reverse my closure, so you should take your reasoning to the DRV you opened and let others weigh in. ansh 666 19:13, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

Very good point, what about the ones that do? anyways i'll do like wise.

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Hi Ansh666, I have a suspicion about the message you had to remove from your talk page earlier. I have no experience at SPI and certainly don't want to make an accusation that turns out to be unproven. Would it be appropriate for me to email you for a second opinion, or should it be kept on-wiki? &rsaquo; Mortee  talk 21:01, 7 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Either is fine, whatever you're more comfortable with. ansh 666 21:07, 7 August 2018 (UTC)
 * FYI Sockpuppet investigations/DexterPointy &rsaquo; Mortee  talk 00:07, 10 August 2018 (UTC)
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I Need Your Input On Accessing This Ref
Greetings, i need your input on accessing this reference, whether its reliable or not http://theglobeonline.news/entertainment/mic-diggy-apologies-to-slap-d-on-znbc-radio-4s-hip-hop-eardrum/ Regards Vicmullar (talk) 08:57, 12 August 2018 (UTC)
 * In my opinion, it's probably reliable ansh. ansh Thanks, i hopes its enough to consider restoring the deleted article. Vicmullar (talk) 16:53, 13 August 2018 (UTC)

Howard Maurer
Hi there, you deleted a page for Howard Maurer I created and I just wanted to know why and how/what is needed to get it reinstated as he's a cult film actor and spent years performing as a musician & stage actor. Thank you. Mwhippy (talk) 22:45, 23 August 2018 (UTC)Mwhippy
 * Hi there, the page was deleted as a result of a request at Articles for deletion/Howard Maurer. Because of the low level of participation, I'll restore the article. However, please make sure that you address the concerns brought up in the request - namely that the article did not meet Wikipedia's guidelines for inclusion - by adding more reliable sources to support the information in the article. Thanks, ansh 666 03:37, 24 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you Ansh666, I appreciate you restoring the article. How many citations/sources would be sufficient to avoid it being up for deletion again? Thanks Mwhippy (talk) 20:58, 24 August 2018 (UTC)Mwhippy
 * It's not really quantity, but quality of sourcing. Two or three in-depth sources focusing primarily on the subject could be enough, while a hundred small mentions could not. ansh 666 22:34, 26 August 2018 (UTC)

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 23:22, 2 September 2018 (UTC)

Request for undeletion for Ammar Campa-Najjar
Hi Ansh666, After an AfD discussion, you replaced the Ammar Campa-Najjar page with a redirect link. The situation and notability has significantly changed since that discussion. Following the indictment of his opponent, Campa-Najjar has received a boatload of national and international new coverage. Please just take a look at some of the many articles published about him in the past few weeks. It is getting rather ridiculous that he does not have a Wikipedia page at this point. User 'Butwhatdoiknow' therefore tried to start a new version of the article, but edits were then blocked by an administrator, 'Luk', who the suggested a request for undeletion. I made the request for undeletion and it was denied, with a statement that requesting undeletion was not appropriate in this case, because of the outcome of two previous deletion discussions. Then Luk suggested nominating the page for a 'Deletion Review', but that is apparently also not the appropriate process. Instead, I think that the appropriate step now is for you, Ansh666, as the closing administrator on the AfD to reinstate the last version of the page so that users can make further edits. Looking forward to your assistance on this matter. Sincerely. B P G PhD (talk) 16:49, 8 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Not sure who told you otherwise, but WP:Deletion review is indeed the right place for this request, see WP:DRVPURPOSE #3. Thanks, ansh 666 17:30, 8 September 2018 (UTC)

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Pond Duck
A3 is closer than A1 - just a rephrasing of the title. SpinningSpark 00:03, 29 September 2018 (UTC)
 * Meh. IMO either one fits, the tag was for A1, and it's fairly obvious that the article shouldn't have existed anyways. ansh 666 03:14, 29 September 2018 (UTC)

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Archive Sent by MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 20:12, 5 October 2018 (UTC)

Pinecrest
Just FYI: when you change a page name, it's good to change it on the infoboxes on the page or it appears wrong on them. I saw you removed (Georgia) from the Pinecrest Academy page name but the info boxes showed it as a separate page so I went in and changed them. P.S. The GHSA Class A Region 5 info box is on the Pinecrest page but Pinecrest isn't part of the info box - I assume it is either part of GHSA Class A Region 5 so should be in the info box or we should remove that info box. 19:45, 16 October 2018 (UTC)