User talk:Explicit/Archive 29

MyScript article deletion
Hello, Why was the MyScript article deleted? I am new to the process so I need your help. How do we restore / correct it so that it is acceptable? I did not see any notice or talk communication. Please assist. — Preceding unsigned comment added by GaryMyscript (talk • contribs) 19:10, 13 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi, MyScript was proposed for deletion by another editor with the following concern: "No indication of notability". It went uncontested for seven days and was deleted. The main issues were, as noted on the article prior to its deletion, that it was promotional in nature and it relied entirely on primary sources. Please take a look at the notability guideline for software and general notability guideline to understand what constitutes "notable" on Wikipedia, as well at the conflict of interest page as you are associated with the software. ℯ xplicit 00:16, 14 February 2018 (UTC)

File:USA Hockey.svg
Hi Explicit. Back in July 2016, you helped sort something out at User talk:Explicit/Archive 25 with this edit to United States men's national ice hockey team, so I'm wondering if you'd mind keeping a watch on that article as well as United States women's national ice hockey team and United States men's national junior ice hockey team‎ because first and then  have been re-adding File:USA Hockey.svg despite edit sums, etc. explaining that the file was removed per Wikipedia:Non-free content review/Archive 67. Messages have been left on both user talk pages, but this edit sum by the IP and this edit sum by ANTbook365 both editors seem to misunderstand how the NFCC is applied and how a consensus can be changed. Perhaps, you might have better luck explaining to them that a new consensus needs to be established for the file's use in these other articles. Thanks in advance. -- Marchjuly (talk) 08:39, 17 February 2018 (UTC)
 * File:USA hockey logo.gif was just uploaded by ANTbook365. It seems to be essentially the same logo, but not sure. While I believe they are trying to act in good faith, I am wondering if they really understand the NFCCP. The file was uploaded and added to three aforementioned articles, but only has a non-free use rationale for one. I thought about removing it from the other two, but figure I see if you might have another suggestion as to how to resolve this. I guess di-missing some article links is an option, but that would be pointless if this new file is still considered to be non-policy compliant either as a derivative of File:USA Hockey.svg, or whether it's acceptable for the men's team article and not the other two. -- Marchjuly (talk) 14:39, 17 February 2018 (UTC)

After giving this logo a second look, it may be worthwhile to a have a formal discussion over its design and whether or not it meets the threshold of originality. Only one editor in the original discussion expressed his view that it is too complex, and the closer of the discussion either: a) considered that enough to deem it consensus (it wasn't), or; b) expressed their own view on the matter (which shouldn't have been done). I would suggest nominating both logos at WP:FFD. ℯ xplicit 01:13, 18 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for taking a look at this. Since was the editor who nominated the other file for the NFCR discussion, I post something on his talk asking for feedback. -- Marchjuly (talk) 04:35, 19 February 2018 (UTC)

File:Japan Expo logo 2.svg
Hi, it appears the image File:Japan Expo logo 2.svg on both the Japan Expo and Japan Expo USA pages were removed by an IP address without reason, causing it to be deleted. What is the procedure in this situation? Esw01407 (talk) 04:04, 20 February 2018 (UTC)
 * You can request for the file to be undeleted, which I've gone ahead and done. ℯ xplicit 04:23, 20 February 2018 (UTC)

Transferring File:Reed Hastings.jpg to Commons
Hello again. Via FlickrMail, I contacted the photographer who took those photos. The photographer realized his mistake and then erased CC-BY-NC from both pages, leaving "CC BY" intact. This means that the image license is accurately "CC BY". File:Reed Hastings.jpg should be transferred to Commons. George Ho (talk) 08:41, 20 February 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅, the file has been moved to Commons. ℯ xplicit 00:35, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

deletion "one world foundation"
Dear Explicit, I saw that you deleted the page "one world foundation" and I am very concerned why? I don't understand. If I made some mistakes when creating it, I would really be willing to correct these mistakes. I think it would be important to inlcude this worthy organisation in wikipedia. Please kindly explain and give me a chance to improve the original site to reach your standards... Thank you for your support in this! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kunstförderer (talk • contribs) 15:53, 20 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi, one world foundation was proposed for deletion by another editor and it uncontested for seven days and was deleted. Please take a look at the notability guideline for organizations and general notability guideline to understand what constitutes "notable" on Wikipedia. ℯ xplicit 00:35, 21 February 2018 (UTC)

Dear Explicit, Thank you for your response. I would like to request the "one world foundation" page to be undeleted and I'll make gladly sure to improve the page's quality especially in terms of the references. I don't think that "notability" is an issue here, the concern in this case was that "all references are irrelevant to the article contents". And I can easily change this and include relevant and independent references... Thank you for your help! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kunstförderer (talk • contribs) 22:51, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done – as a contested proposed deletion, the article has been restored upon request. ℯ xplicit 00:22, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

Thank you very much! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kunstförderer (talk • contribs) 13:25, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

File:Electron Rocket on Liftoff.jpg and File:Electron Rocket On Pad.jpg
Thank you for closing out File:Electron Rocket on Liftoff.jpg and deleting it. Please be aware that ~3 hours later, the same editor uploaded another non-free image of the rocket at File:Electron Rocket On Pad.jpg. I've likewise tagged that image as replaceable fair use, and notified the uploader (see ). --Hammersoft (talk) 14:07, 23 February 2018 (UTC)

Deletion of K. M. Cherian (doctor)
This is to request the undeletion of the page K. M. Cherian (doctor) that you have deleted today, and was linked to in a page that I had created. I don't know who initiated the PROD and why, but I must say that whoever initiated and/or acted on it did not do the necessary background search before deleting the BLP page of a notable person. Dr. K. M. Cherian is one of the most notable doctors (heart surgeon) in modern India, as he carried out the first heart bypass surgery in India during the mid 1970s and is also a recipient of the Padma Shri (India's top civilian award) in 1991. See this: List of Padma Shri award recipients (1990–1999) I can neither see the article contents now as it is deleted and nor did I write/edit the article; therefore, I cannot comment on whether it was a well written article or whether sufficient references were cited. But, one quick web search would have been sufficient to establish notability as it yields numerous independent sources. See this bloomberg article for example: If that was not convincing, I believe AfD is the process to follow for such cases (to the best of my knowledge on WP GNG). I request you to accord due diligence and background checks before deleting such articles and request you to kindly restore the article. If need be, I will try to address any major concerns such as missing independent sources. Thank you very much! Sahrudayan (talk) 12:47, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done – as a contested proposed deletion, the article has been restored upon request. ℯ xplicit 00:35, 22 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you very much!Thank_you_award_Logo_pos.svg (Apologies for my delayed expression of gratitude Smiley.svg) Sahrudayan (talk) 13:45, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Request to retrieve the wikipedia page.
Hi my page Raju_Kafley has been deleted by you saying it doesn't meet the criteria. I will provide the required links to you but please restore it as soon as possible. My email id - raju.kafley@gmail.com. Raju Kafley (talk) 10:43, 23 February 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done – as a contested proposed deletion, the article has been restored upon request. ℯ xplicit 00:31, 1 March 2018 (UTC)

Permission received
Hi! We've received acceptable permission (dual-licence CC BY-SA 3.0/GFDL, 2017112210011064) for File:Trendscape 2004 book cover.jpg, which you deleted for lack of the same in November. Could I ask you to undelete? Thank you, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 21:02, 23 February 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅, file restored. Apologies for the late response, I was busy for a few days. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 00:31, 1 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you ... and no problem – the ticket is from November of last year, so an extra day or two won't have made any very substantial difference. Regards, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 13:09, 1 March 2018 (UTC)

File:Sucker Punch.svg
Hey there, back in July 2017, you deleted the file File:Sucker Punch.svg on grounds that the file was unused, righfully so, but sadly the file was unused because it was unrightfully replaced with a PNG version by a user who likes to change logos at random and for no particular reason (a recent such debacle is happening at Motive Studios). Could you potentially restore the file so it can be re-inserted into the article? Lordtobi ( &#9993; ) 09:25, 4 March 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅, file restored. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 23:58, 4 March 2018 (UTC)
 * You're going to need to add that file an article in order to avoid it being deleted again. Assuming you're going to want to add it to Sucker Punch Productions, then there's one thing you might want to consider. Is the svg from an official source or is it user created? There is some disagreement as to whether user-created svgs satisfy WP:NFCCP. There have been quite a number of discussions about this, but some feel Wikipedia should use png versions over user-created svgs. Two of these discussions can be found Wikipedia talk:Non-free content/Archive 61 and at Wikipedia talk:Non-free content/Archive 64, but there are many more. There are also some buried in the archives of WP:MCQ. I'm going to ping for feedback on this because replacing the png with the svg is may lead to edit warring which is something we should try to avoid. It might be best to establish a consensus at WP:FFD to determine which files should be used. -- Marchjuly (talk) 01:22, 5 March 2018 (UTC)

Request for undeletion of Qasar Younis
This is to request the undeletion of the page Qasar Younis

I don't know who initiated the PROD and why, but I must say that whoever initiated and/or acted on it did not do the necessary background search before deleting the BLP page of a notable person.

Qasar Younis is the former COO of Y Combinator ((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y_Combinator_(company)) and currently working in the automotive space ((https://www.axios.com/ex-y-combinator-coo-working-on-self-driving-car-startup-1513305628-cf86a36f-6821-4570-8af1-00cdff0d71f0.html)) ((https://a16z.com/2018/01/31/self-driving-cars-where-are-we/)). I request that you to accord due diligence and background checks before deleting such articles and request you to kindly restore the article. Since the article is deleted, I cannot comment on promotional material that maybe have been added to the page, but I can try to address any major concerns and remove any promotional and uncited material material after the page is added.

Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ravioli10 (talk • contribs) 15:32, 6 March 2018 (UTC)


 * Yes check.svg Done – as a contested proposed deletion, the article has been restored upon request. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 23:51, 7 March 2018 (UTC)

File:GillinghamSchool.png
You've F9'ed the file above as unambiguous copyvio. That's simply not the case. is worth a look. It was closed as scope, not copyvio. Given the commons guys are pretty hot on copyright, it's certainly not "unambiguous". &#x2230; Bellezzasolo &#x2721;  Discuss  05:47, 7 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Very well, this does not appear to be a case of copyright violation. Please update the file's description page with the appropriate sources used to create this image. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 23:51, 7 March 2018 (UTC)

User:Jitp33
Hi Explicit. Would you mind watching India national football team for a bit? There's a new editor keeps adding a non-free file to the infobox despite being reverted multiple times by three different editors. I've tried briefly explaining why the file is being removed to this editor on their user talk, but they are new and haven't responded. It's possible they just understand or that they just don't care. I've posted a 3RR warning on their talk page, but perhaps something for you as well might also get their attention. This might also be the same editor here, here and here. Maybe page protection would be an option to blocking at this stage, but they are likely to get blocked if they keep going as they. I've also noticed that the editor is leaving edit sums stating "My opinion" which might also indicate that they don't understand WP:OR, but that's a separate matter. -- Marchjuly (talk) 16:00, 10 March 2018 (UTC)

File:Erich Caparas.jpg
Hello. Please could you temporarily restore this file. Permission has been received via OTRS (ticket:2017071110002807). I will move it to Commons and then it can be re-deleted. Cheers. Green Giant (talk) 22:58, 11 March 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅, file has been restored. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 00:04, 12 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Transferred. Please feel free to delete it again. Thank you for your help. Green Giant (talk) 00:07, 12 March 2018 (UTC)

National Portrait Gallery images
Hi! You closed as no consensus, which is surely exactly what there was there. However, I wondered if you had any general thoughts or guidance on the use of non-free images sourced to the NPG. I think we have hundreds of them, and if there is a real problem then I don't want to add to it by uploading more. But I do want to add a portrait to R. B. Kitaj and the best one I've found is there. Thanks in advance, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 11:36, 13 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Admittedly, the FFD discussion did not bare any helpful insight regarding the use of images from the NPG, but that is largely due to the lack of participation from uninvolved editors. As far as I can tell, there is no restriction of using images from said source, and I would not be able to determine one way or the other (otherwise, I would have opined in the discussion). Perhaps imitating a discussion at the media copyright questions board may produce better insight. If all else fails, the only available option is for the status quo to remain, in that there are no issues hosting the content as non-free. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 23:46, 13 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you. George and I have had two inconclusive discussions (first the talk-page, then FFD), I'm not keen to start a third. I'm going proceed on my previous assumption, which is that it's OK to use these images provided all NFC criteria are met. Thanks again, Justlettersandnumbers (talk) 23:53, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

Yuri Bureiko
Yuri Bureiko was deleted in 2012 because he is "NN as a skater, NN as a coach, therefore NN". Could you please review this decision. He meets criteria #2 at WP:NSKATE – he not only qualified for and competed in the free skate at a World Junior Figure Skating Championships, he ended up as the silver medalist (1981). Hergilei (talk) 21:27, 14 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done – as a contested proposed deletion, the article has been restored upon request. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 23:38, 14 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Hergilei (talk) 23:49, 14 March 2018 (UTC)

File:Bar-sr-bar plain.jpg
Hi Explicit. You deleted this file per WP:F5 back in January 2016. If, however, it is the same as File:Bar-sr-bar plain.png (only a opaque version), then I'm not sure it needed to be licensed as non-free free. "File:Bar-sr-bar plain.png" was uploaded as Non-free logo, but I converted it to PD-logo since it seems to be clearly below (at least to me) c:COM:TOO. Maybe the same could be said for the version you deleted as well? -- Marchjuly (talk) 22:13, 24 March 2018 (UTC)
 * I have transferred both logos, and they are now available on Commons. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 04:02, 26 March 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you for taking the time to do that. -- Marchjuly (talk) 04:08, 26 March 2018 (UTC)

Vodafone logo
Hi Explicit. Just thought I'd let you know about c:COM:VP/C since the logo has been once again uploaded to Commons. Maybe this time the matter can be resolved once and for all one way or the other. -- Marchjuly (talk) 05:40, 31 March 2018 (UTC)

Requested intervention
hello, sorry to bother you but I was hoping you could intervene with a situation going on at Yoo Ah-in's article. Reliably sourced information is being repeatedly removed by an IP user who's only 'proof' of 'incorrect information' is an unreliable source (Namu Wiki, listed as unreliable on WP:KO/RS. I thought coming directly to an admin would solve the issue quicker than going elsewhere. Thanks in advance. Alexanderlee (talk) 14:24, 5 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Sorry for late response, as this was happening as I was asleep. As pointed out by the protecting admin, this is ultimately a content dispute, and is being resolved on the article's talk page. I have added Yoo Ah-in to my watchlist and will monitor the situation. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 01:06, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

FFD close request
Hi Explicit. Since you seem to be working through some FFD discussions at the moment, perhaps you wouldn't mind taking a look at Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2018 January 18. If you can close it great; if you feel it should be relisted, then that's OK too. FWIW, I've tried to get more feedback on this by posting Please see at WT:NFC, WP:MCQ and even WT:CANROADS twice already, but those threads were archived without any additional response. -- Marchjuly (talk) 01:59, 6 April 2018 (UTC)

File:PODFather Logo.png
Hi Explicit. You deleted File:PODFather Logo.png last November per WP:F5, but the draft it was being used in has just been moved to the mainspace as PODFather. I don't remember if the file had any other issues besides F5. If the file is otherwise OK, then maybe it can be restored and added to the article as a non-free logo. -- Marchjuly (talk) 01:17, 12 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for taking care of that so quickly. -- Marchjuly (talk) 01:54, 12 April 2018 (UTC)

Unprotection request for Cartoon and Ford Motor Company
Both pages are semi-protected and fully move-protected. Could you remove them? 2600:387:6:80F:0:0:0:68 (talk) 04:16, 14 April 2018 (UTC)

Page protection
Hi, can you please protect the Julio Jones article? There are a lot of unsourced changes. Thanks.-KH-1 (talk) 00:04, 24 April 2018 (UTC)

Central-East India
Hi, would you be able to restore this? I don't remember what state the article was in (if it's too bad, feel free to draftify), but I've seen references to the area at least in the linguistics literature. – Uanfala (talk) 13:02, 23 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅, I've undeleted the article and moved it to Draft:Central-East India. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 23:26, 23 April 2018 (UTC)
 * Good, thanks! – Uanfala (talk) 06:55, 24 April 2018 (UTC)

Prenatal methamphetamine exposure
Hi. I didn't notice that this was PRODed or I would've assessed the article beforehand.

Can you userfy this deleted article to User:Seppi333/Prenatal methamphetamine exposure so that I can take a look at the alleged issue and see if there's anything worth salvaging for the methamphetamine article?

Thanks.  Seppi  333  (Insert 2¢) 13:01, 25 April 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅, article has been userfied. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 23:39, 25 April 2018 (UTC)

Suho birth name
Hello, can you please elaborate further on why you undid my edit? According to Template:Infobox person, which you referred to, it said that birth_name is not required unless the person of the article changed his name. My edit meets the criteria of the template. Furthermore, Suho did not change his name at all. His birth name, Kim Jun-myeon, has already mentioned on the first paragraph of the article. Heolkpop (talk) 06:49, 27 April 2018 (UTC) Heolkpop
 * You've misread the template's documentation. The table reads: "birth_name Name at birth; only use if different from name". It is about the differences in the parameters. The name parameter in the article is followed by "Suho"; the birth_name parameter is followed by "Kim Jun-myeon". <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 08:19, 27 April 2018 (UTC)
 * That makes sense now. Thank you for the explanation. Heolkpop (talk) 08:33, 27 April 2018 (UTC)

B. J. Hill (American football)
Now that hes been drafted in the NFL, do you think this article should be undeleted? ~ EDDY  ( talk / contribs ) ~ 01:34, 28 April 2018 (UTC)

86.184.236.125
Sorry to bother you but user:86.184.236.125 needs to be blocked immediately because she keeps vandalizing even after being reported and I am struggling to keep up with her. Thank you. CLCStudent (talk) 23:46, 28 April 2018 (UTC)


 * Thank you! CLCStudent (talk) 23:48, 28 April 2018 (UTC)

Deletion review for File:Aviva Group CEO Mark Wilson.jpg
An editor has asked for a of File:Aviva Group CEO Mark Wilson.jpg. 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. Ruthven ( msg ) 22:07, 1 May 2018 (UTC)

File:Macintosh Plus - Floral Shoppe album cover.jpg
Hi Explicit. I saw that you closed Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2018 April 25. Just for reference, another editor removed the non-free use rationale for the Floral Shoppe cover art for the "Vaporwave" article with this edit before the FFD discussion was closed. Apparently there are two versions of the album cover art and this editor replaced the one being discussed at FFD with File:MacintoshPlus FloralShoppe Cover.png with this edit. This was undone by this edit, but that was a broad sweeping revert and the differences in the album cover art might not have been noticed. Anyway, the non-free use rationale for Vaporwave was never re-added for the jpg file. This looks like it might be part of a content dispute over image use in the article, but the jpg needs a rationale for the article to meet NFCC#10c. Not sure what to do here. Re-add the rationale for the jpg, or re-add the png file (it already has a rationale)? -- Marchjuly (talk) 02:50, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I've restored the fair use rationale on the nominated file. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 03:44, 3 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you for taking another look. -- Marchjuly (talk) 09:48, 3 May 2018 (UTC)

Deletion review for File:Arthur Lerner Self-portrait 2003.jpeg
Hi Explicit. I wondered if you had considered my argument for the use of self-portraits for artist infoboxes, based on the guidelines for infoboxes. If you had, please disregard. If not, I've copied it below. Thank you for your time.

My rationale for the claim of fair use for File:Arthur Lerner Self-portrait 2003.jpeg in the main infobox on the Arthur Lerner page is based on the function of infoboxes, as explained per MOS:IBX and how that is put into practice on pages about artists. MOS:IBX says that an infobox “summarizes key features of the page's subject.” Further down (WP:INFOBOXPURPOSE) it says, “The less information it contains, the more effectively it serves that purpose, allowing readers to identify key facts at a glance.” An entry about an artist is, arguably, at least as much, if not more about their body of work (their art) as about them personally. That is what has made them notable. A self-portrait both “summarizes key features” of the page (the subject and their work) and does so using the least amount of information, giving readers “key facts at a glance” about not only their likeness—which may be of less interest—but also their type of work, style, proficiency, etc. As a result, I believe that—in some cases—a self-portrait is the most effectively succinct choice for an image in an artist infobox.

In the specific case of Arthur Lerner, there are a few additional points. One, drawing is a key, distinctive part of his practice—and one that underlies all of his work (literally in paintings, it underlies the painted surface, and sketches generally precede those paintings). Drawing serves as a kind of summary of all his work. Therefore, I believe the use of the self-portrait is specifically valuable in terms of informational/educational content as a summary of the entry. Because artworks are unique, they are irreplaceable and a fair use claim is legitimate when used in accordance with the Wikipedia guidelines. Mianvar1 (talk) 13:50, 4 May 2018 (UTC)

Ice Poseidon
Hello,

Could we restore the page Ice Poseidon, you recently deleted under G4. The page was rewritten with new extensive sources due to new notable events sourced through respected sources such as Rolling Stone etc. The subject matter has also become more notable including now joining an eSports team referenced in other articles which point to this page.

Hence, I believe G4 no longer applies as the page has been rewritten and the original decision based on sources and notability no longer applies. If deletion is wanted a new discussion should be made through a deletion nomination. FeWorld (talk) 01:23, 7 May 2018 (UTC)
 * The copy which I deleted and the copy which was deleted a year ago were almost entirely the same. Under WP:CSD, that is grounds for speedy deletion. I would suggest working on the draft version available at Draft:Ice Poseidon and submitting it to articles for creation when the work has been completed. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 04:55, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
 * The copies I have seen seem very different since I personally added new sections and rewrote most of the article (before creating an account) and added about a dozen new sources. The draft seems to be a very old one with extensive vandalism. Anyway, could you restore the deleted version to the draft if possible so I can make any improvements? FeWorld (talk) 12:29, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I have moved the 2018 version of the article to Draft:Ice Poseidon 2, you are free to work on it here and follow the aforementioned steps. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 05:32, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

Closure of Categories for discussion/Log/2018 April 25
Hello there. It seems to me that the discussion took a wrong turn at the start: as far as I know "tourist trap" is an Americanism, and I get the impression that the first two responses (which came from Australia and India) either were responding to some other usage or were simply unfamiliar with the meaning of the phrase. In any case, I've emptied the category since none of the the members are what anyone here in the US would call a tourist trap. I'm not sure where to go from there. My sense is that if I re-nommed the cat, I'd get the blockheaded bureaucratic response that it's "too soon", but I don't know that DRV is going to fly either. Advice? Mangoe (talk) 12:04, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
 * I believe you're correct in regards to the outcomes in which approach you decide to take, so it would be a losing battle should you decide to take either of the two. Perhaps you can consider discussing on the category's talk page the potential differences in the interpretation of the term between the variations of English which led to the split keep and delete arguments. Should a consensus be reached in how to interpret the term, I think you would have at least some foundation to stand on in a subsequent renomination; otherwise, the only option is to wait the "grace period" of three months. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 05:32, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

Expired prod - please undelete
Hallo, you deleted Lego Creator: Harry Potter beacuse of a prod. But the user who wanted the page deleted - merged the article into Lego_Creator_(video_game) with this edit. Therefore, the article should be undeleted. I will tag it with R from merge... Thanks Christian75 (talk) 16:40, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅, history restored. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 05:32, 9 May 2018 (UTC)

Sockpuppeting
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Log/block&page=User%3A455jiujo

Before I was unblocked, the sockpuppets were changed from me to User:Corinne le bouch. Is it possible if you can change the reblock summary for this account? Thanks :) Yay Dad 02:19, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

WAM Address Collection
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Confusion in the previous message- WAM
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Deletion review for File:Scihub raven.png
An editor has asked for a of File:Scihub raven.png. 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. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kashmiri (talk • contribs) 16:49, 28 April 2018 (UTC)

Deletion of Команда 2018
In synopsis you said this is the only source, but I was based in this that says otherwise: Official VideoClip ★ FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 ★ Polina Gagarina, Egor Creed y Dj SMASH. What do we do? ※ Sobreira ◣◥ (parlez) 08:30, 15 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Well... are you asking for the article to be reinstated? <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 23:43, 15 May 2018 (UTC)

Declined deletion of Hello destinations article
Hello. Please can you explain why you declined my request to delete Hello destinations. There didn't appear to be any objections to the request, in fact I don't think anyone else commented. Did I not go through the AFD process correctly? My argument is simply that the airline no longer exists so its inclusion in Category:Lists of airline destinations is an anachronism and the article itself has no practical use. The fact that the destinations link at the top of the page is dead is testament to its being an obselete article. I have already copied the destinations list into the main article so no data would be lost by the deletion of Hello destinations. Is it worth me starting a new request for deletion? What would be the best way to do that? Thanks, Rodney Baggins (talk) 09:10, 21 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi, you nominated the article using WP:PROD, but it was previously nominated for deletion via WP:AFD at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Pages in Category:Lists of airline destinations. Per WP:PROD, an article can only be eligible for deletion through this process if it was not previously nominated for deletion: "PROD is one-shot only: It must not be used for pages PRODed before or previously discussed at AfD or FfD." As such, you would need to initiate a new WP:AFD for this article. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 00:31, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

Your deleting my Sasha Carrion page
Hi Explicit,

I'm reaching out because you deleted my page based on the idea of being non-notable. That doesn't make sense to me considering that I am commonly on tv as an expert in my field. So as you can imagine, it doesn't make sense to me.

I'm asking that it please be reinstated. I would really appreciate your getting back to me.

Thanks so much!

Sasha — Preceding unsigned comment added by 23.243.164.97 (talk) 16:44, 23 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done – as a contested proposed deletion, the article has been restored upon request. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 23:55, 23 May 2018 (UTC)

Removing "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Image_of_rapper_Tay-K.png"
You removed the image "Image_of_rapper_Tay-K.png" under "F7. Invalid fair-use claim" and what I'm assuming " Invalid fair-use claims tagged with may be deleted seven days after they are tagged, if a full and valid fair-use use rationale is not added."

As you can see on the talk page of, we had a full debate and they argued that a sysop would evaluate the image and I was under the assumption that I had given enough evidence for the image to not be deleted. I'm requesting you restore it on the grounds that it is fair-use and I gave a lot of rationale to do so. The only argument I've been given is that the subject in detail is not dead and that a fair-use image of them can be provided still, though the US no longer has in-face visits and conjugal visits aren't a thing in the USA, so an image would not be able to be taken of the subject. I also want to argue that there has been other images with less rationale than me of living people who are also facing capital murder charges (yet are not sentenced) that have been allowed through such as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dimitrios_Pagourtzis_booking_photo.jpg and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Amy_Bishop_booking_photo.jpg. I'm just wondering why mine was removed? --CoughingCookieHeart (talk) 16:09, 25 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi. First, I would like to address your argument about the use of File:Dimitrios Pagourtzis booking photo.jpg and File:Amy Bishop booking photo.jpg in their respective articles. Other stuff exists is not a particularly strong argument, especially in comparing the deleted image with two images which have never been nominated for deletion. I will be nominating them for deletion myself, as there is precedence to do so.
 * Now, for the meat of the argument. It is true that, even for individuals who are difficult to photograph, we generally do not allow the use of non-free images. For example, Kim Jong-un simply a free sketch of the subject up until early March. A non-free image was not used simply due to the difficult nature to obtain a freely licensed one, even for someone who had been in power for seven years.
 * I must ask, to what lengths did you go to attempt to obtain a freely licensed image of Tay-K? Did you contact him on Twitter? Did you contact his management on Twitter? These sorts of resources should be exhausted first before attempting to upload a fair use image. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 01:00, 26 May 2018 (UTC)

Files for discussion/2018 May 8
You deleted this earlier this month. There is now a file with the same name on Commons. Is that the same file? --Stefan2 (talk) 20:20, 27 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes, it's the exact same image. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 23:34, 27 May 2018 (UTC)

Deletion of page
Can you please explain me which part of biogrpahy of https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Krulj is not fulfiling wikipedia notability principles.Why is whole page deleted, i included reliable sources of all parts of biography. Please, reconsider this and tell me can this page be republished, and what exactly i would need to deliver you. I think there is no reason to delete whole biography without prevouis alert if something is wrong or not complete. Warrior034 (talk) 16:49, 29 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi, Vladimir Krulj was proposed for deletion by another editor with the rationale you read, which went uncontested for seven days and was deleted. You may want to consider reading over the notability guideline for economists as well as the general notability guideline to better understand what constitutes a "notable" entry on Wikipedia. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 03:57, 30 May 2018 (UTC)

Nube y la chica de azul
Hello, could you delete the page ?, because yesterday the actress who was going to be the protagonist, confirmed that the production was canceled, see here the tweet, in spanish.-- Philip J Fry   Talk  11:23, 1 June 2018 (UTC)
 * You will need to nominated it for deletion at WP:AFD. It does not meet the speedy deletion criteria, and as mentioned in my edit summary when declining the WP:PROD, it was contested and no longer eligible for deletion using that process. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 23:29, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

File:Mick Trimming by Gitangelique Sani.jpg
Recently, you deleted the above file from Wikipedia, due to a lack of evidence that the copyright holder had given me permission to use it. But before it was deleted, I had obtained a new, more formal, letter of permission and I forwarded it to the Volunteer Response Team. There was even an tag on the image page to prevent premature deletion. In light of this, would it be possible to restore the image? The VRT ticket number for the most recent letter of permission is 2018053110008927. Thanks for understanding. --Greggens (talk) 02:56, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
 * The deletion log shows that I had previously deleted and restored the file under similar circumstances last September, and your original request for undeletion can be found here. Permission was never confirmed after an incredible grace period of about 263 days and the file was tagged for deletion by . That's hardly a premature deletion, considering that the standard is seven days. Given the circumstances, I am only willing to restore the file if and when permission gets confirmed by an OTRS agent. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 03:55, 5 June 2018 (UTC)

User page
On 27 June 2017, you were kind enough to delete my user page at my request. I am considering reinstating an abbreviated version. Can this page be restored, possibly to my user space (sandbox)? TIA. —ATS (talk) 08:15, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅, I've restored it and moved the page to User:ATS/sandbox 2. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 23:03, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
 * TYVM! Would you also be so kind as to restore User:ATS/ubx/contrib? —ATS (talk) 23:15, 5 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Also done! <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 23:18, 5 June 2018 (UTC)

Pavle Stanimirović
Kindly help Authors Daniel Genis and Burl Barer True Crime Author they have a lot of work entered about Punch Pavle Stanimirovic and if you Google him and you will see that he is more then a Notable Thief former that is in fact a writer and a criminal authority for the media and he speak about it every week on The Outlaw Radio True Crime show. We only have you to turn too ! Please do what you could as an administrator challenge or redirect his page. What is the best option ? We don't know what to do. How could we challenge this or how about if it's placed under Punch Stanimirović it comes out the same when redirected. Thank you so much. Please do what you could. Chateaux Margo (talk) 21:53, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Pavle Stanimirovic was deleted as a result of Articles for deletion/Pavle Stanimirovic, so there is no real way to contest the deletion unless the closure of the deletion discussion did not reflect consensus or if new information has come to light that would merit another look. Either way, it should be discussed with the deleting administrator prior to considering deletion review. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 23:57, 6 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I am far from suggesting anyone's RL identity ;)  and then this . —  kashmīrī  <sup style="font-family:Candara; color:#80F;">TALK  09:54, 7 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I've opened a thread here . This account has a promotional history, and appears to be closely associated with the subject. 2601:188:180:11F0:65F5:930C:B0B2:CD63 (talk) 16:04, 8 June 2018 (UTC)

Deletion of File:Olympian wreck circa 1980.jpg
Shouldn't some sort of notice have been given before this file was deleted? This was an historic image because it shows the wreck as it existed in 1980, since that time it has gradually disintegrated, and the image cannot be recreated because what it shows no longer exists. Hence fair use.Mtsmallwood (talk) 05:01, 8 June 2018 (UTC)
 * At the upload form, you indicated that the photo was replaceable and Di-replaceable fair use was automatically placed on the description page; that was the notice. There are already several freely licensed images of the steamboat. The inclusion of a non-free image of the same steamboat simply showing it in a decayed state runs afoul of WP:NFCC, hence its deletion. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 23:31, 8 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Actually the photo is not replaceable. The condition of the wreck, specifically the paddlewheels not having been removed, is mentioned in the article, and given that 38 years have passed since the photo was taken, it is not very likely that the wreck is in the same condition.  Photos of a steamer in operation are not the same as photos of a wreck.  I think the appropriate thing to do would be to restore the image and solicit comment.Mtsmallwood (talk) 02:54, 9 June 2018 (UTC)
 * The condition of the wreck, specifically the paddlewheels not having been removed, is mentioned in the article — This statement actually aids in the argument of this image violating WP:NFCC, see WP:FREER. You are free to take this to WP:DRV if you still believe that the deletion was inappropriate. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 10:40, 10 June 2018 (UTC)

File:Toytrumpet.png
The music itself is non-free, so the whole image is non-free. Please let me know if you need me to take this to FfD, but I do not believe there is any need. ~ Rob 13 <sup style="margin-left:-1.0ex;">Talk 00:01, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I've deleted the file as a copyright violation instead, as it is a derivative of copyrighted music. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 01:43, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Don't know if I agree with that, since an at least somewhat proper free use rationale was put forward, but it's deleted either way. Thanks. ~ Rob 13 <sup style="margin-left:-1.0ex;">Talk 06:23, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

Thomas Huynh deletion
Hi Explicit! The page for Thomas Huynh was deleted. Is it a possible that you reconsider? Thomas Huynh is author and translator of "Art of War: Spirituality for Conflict" and founder of Sonshi, a major resource for scholars of Sun Tzu's Art of War, a classic of tremendous influence and peace. If there is anything I did wrong, please let me know and I will make it better. Thank you in advance for your consideration. --Fountainpenquin (talk) 14:34, 10 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done – as a contested proposed deletion, the article has been restored upon request. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 01:43, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

Dear Explicit, thank you so much for your understanding. I appreciate what you do. --Fountainpenquin (talk) 10:05, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

Pauwasi River and Sepik River
Hello Explicit, Pauwasi and Pauwasi River are identical. Just used Timothy Usher´s name Pauwasi River. Sepik and Sepik River are identical. Just used Timothy Usher´s name Sepik River I am working with kwamikagami on Timothy Usher´s classification of Papuan languages (many proposed families). Would You be so kind and stop doing reverts ? Thanks. You can change the names Pauwasi River to Pauwasi and Sepik River to Sepik, but content is identical. Now we have both names, so we have to delete one. I think it is better to use Timothy Usher´ names. Or I can move content from Sepik River languages Category to Sepik languages Category and try to delete Sepik River. I can do the same with Pauwasi River language Category. I asked Kwamikagami to help us. (Jkrn111 (talk) 01:59, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
 * There is a slight advantage to Usher's terminology here – given our shamefully poor coverage of New Guinea geographic features (and just about everyone else's, for that matter), how is any reader supposed to know what "Pauwasi" refers to? I doubt the river is even labeled in Google Maps, though Sepik of course is. Usher's phrasing at least makes it clear that the family is named after a river, not that that helps a whole lot when you can't identify which river.
 * But, when it comes to the categories, I can't see how it makes much difference. Anyone navigating them should be able to understand regardless of which name we use. I suppose, for the sake of formality, that the category should have the same name as the article, though updating the cats is a pain in the ass and I can't say that I care one way or the other. Still, I don't see why we'd want to revert such changes once they're made, assuming that the change hasn't caused any problems. We could make a formal renaming request and go through process, but it hardly seems worth the effort for one person, let alone the time of the people such a request would bring on. — kwami (talk) 03:45, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
 * The issue with Jkrn111's edits is that, by creating new categories and populating them with the affected pages, it results in the emptying the old categories entirely out of process. Deleting the old categories outright would get rid of the edit history, as in the attribution which is required by the project. One must gain consensus first to rename the categories, and that must be done by nominating these categories at WP:CFD. I have absolutely no opinion on the matter; simply, the properly procedures for renaming the categories must be followed. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 03:56, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Fine by me. More formal than when I used to do it, when we didn't bother keeping edit histories for categories. — kwami (talk) 23:53, 11 June 2018 (UTC)

I have restored Hack (typeface) as a redirect
Just a heads up that I have restored Hack (typeface) as a redirect to Bitstream Vera, since 1) It’s a derivative of Vera 2) The font is listed in Template:Monospaced_fonts Samboy (talk) 04:20, 13 June 2018 (UTC)

Ambra Medda
Hi, in trying to create the Ambra Medda entry, I came across the message that you had deleted a previous entry about her created by another user.1 She is one of the co-founders of the Design Miami, an important design fair, and I found several articles about her in The New York Times, Architectural Digest, Dezeen, etc showing that she is notable in the design world. Her name is also mentioned in several times in google books. I'd like to know if I can go ahead and create the entry. Abonzz (talk) 21:27, 12 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi Explicit; fellow admin here. Just wondering how to go about this. The prodded item was promotional but this The Wall Street Journal entry supports the notability claim. Would one restore the deleted article to user space for it to be tidied up in this case so that the history is maintained?  Schwede 66  22:09, 12 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes, you are free to create the entry if you'd like. Alternatively, per WP:CONTESTED, you can request for the deletion contents to be restored.
 * That is ultimately an editorial decision; if the deleted content can be useful in the development of the article, then it can be restored by any administrator under any user's request. Moving the article to userspace or draftspace is an option, but not required. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 23:33, 12 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the info so I've gone ahead and created the Medda entry. Would Schwede66 be interested in taking a look at the entry? I also don't know how to restore old content. And I added the Wall Street reference.Abonzz (talk) 12:59, 13 June 2018 (UTC)

File:Houseparty app logo.png
Requesting restore for File:Houseparty app logo.png as the article now exists: Houseparty (app). Was not aware of F5, thank you for the feedback Jah Iree (talk) 13:06, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅, file restored. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 23:51, 13 June 2018 (UTC)

File:O-Zone at Cerbul de Aur in 2005.jpg
Hi Explicit. You declined a speedy deletion on this file back in 2010 per Special:diff/Explicit/376513671. However, it appears that O-Zone reunited in 2017 to perform some concerts, so I'm wondering if it's no longer unreasonable to expect that a free equivalent could possibly be found or created. -- Marchjuly (talk) 02:54, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Quite a bit of time has passed since it was originally marked for deletion as replaceable, so it would probably be best to nominate the file for deletion at WP:FFD. This may encourage others to look for freely licensed files in the week's time. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 23:51, 13 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for taking a look. -- Marchjuly (talk) 00:30, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

Category closure
Good morning. Nothing has been done with Category:ABS-CBN_telenovelas since you closed this discussion half a year ago. I was recently checking it and was wondering why the discussion converged to a split rather than a dual upmerge. It looks to me as a confusion of wikipedia terminology. I've pinged the contributors to the discussion here but they didn't respond. What is your idea about it? Marcocapelle (talk) 06:43, 23 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Oops, you're correct about the result of the discussion being a merge, not a split. I've adjusted my closure to reflect this. I'll get on AWB at home if no one else gets to doing it, as this is otherwise a fairly straight-forward manual double upmerge. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 06:56, 23 May 2018 (UTC)
 * Good morning again. I hope this issue hasn't escaped your attention. Also would you be willing to close some of the current CfD discussions (especially the older ones)? Marcocapelle (talk) 05:31, 21 June 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅, but I should point out that those articles are quite a mess. Most of them were categorized in Category:Philippine television series, Category:Philippine drama television series, and Category:Philippine telenovelas. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 12:22, 21 June 2018 (UTC)

Shinee discography
Hey could you maybe check out my message here? I think we need a solution for this before it starts to look messy. I've never seen any Western discography doing smth like this so I've no idea how to deal with this situation. Thank you.--2A02:8108:1440:2870:2DF6:49B1:2F4:2917 (talk) 13:02, 23 June 2018 (UTC)

Logo
Hi Explicit, Hope all is well, You recently deleted File:Fizztvlogo.jpg under "F7: Violates non-free use policy" - An editor had tagged it for deletion on the basis of "it's missing a template" so I was wondering if this could be restored and obviously i'll add that template, Many thanks, – Davey 2010 Talk 18:58, 25 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi, the file's description page was not missing any template. It was actually nominated for deletion under the following rationale: "Does not satisfy WP:NFCC. The image is not used as the primary means of visual identification. The use of historical logos for an entity is not allowed, unless the historical logo itself is described in the context of critical commentary about that historical logo." <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 23:27, 25 June 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi, Well it would seem the tagging editor is going on some sort of deletion spree and bizarrely you're helping them along with it so clearly whatever I say is going to make no difference, He says jump and you say how high?, Sad really. – Davey 2010 Talk 00:42, 26 June 2018 (UTC)
 * If you believe that my deletion was made in error or does not follow policy, please feel free to take it to WP:DRV. There, you can once again make your ill-conceived WP:CONTENTAGE argument, as well as further showcase your poor understanding of WP:NFC. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 01:52, 26 June 2018 (UTC)
 * No point, You're the admin so what you say trumps over what any non-admin says, That's the way it is and always has been. I don't have a poor understanding of it - I just disagree with various aspects of it. – Davey 2010 Talk 02:03, 26 June 2018 (UTC)

Review and advice
Hi, I'm here to ask your help, I have received a request here to reopen the discussions which has been closed as keep by myself. Please be requested to review and  and advice me what I can do based on the request. ‎ZI Jony (talk • contribs) 19:58, 26 June 2018 (UTC)
 * I suggest simply reverting your closures. Per WP:BADNAC, they were not uncontroversial and the discussions should not have been closed by a non-admin user. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 03:38, 27 June 2018 (UTC)


 * Face-smile.svgs a lot for your valuable advice. Warm Regards, ZI Jony (talk) 13:47, 27 June 2018 (UTC)

Brazil national football team
Hi Explicit. Would you mind watching Brazil national football team for a bit? The article is attracting more attention due to the World Cup, which means there'll probably be more edits like this until the WC is over. -- Marchjuly (talk) 20:15, 2 July 2018 (UTC)

Me and My Girlfriend
Apparently this article that I created was deleted because of an expired prod, but I was never notified that the article was prodded.  Erpert  blah, blah, blah... 18:55, 3 July 2018 (UTC)
 * The article was proposed for deletion by . Although notification is strongly encourage, it is technically not required. However, the article can always be restored by request per WP:CONTESTED. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 23:29, 3 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Notification isn't required? WP:PRODNOM doesn't state that notification is optional. Also, the nominator has been neglecting to notify me a lot lately.  Erpert  blah, blah, blah... 02:50, 4 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Notifying the creator of a pending deletion is not binding. Discuss the issue directly with that contributor if you must. As mentioned, you are free to request undeletion of the article, though they are still free to nominate it at WP:AFD afterwards. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 23:34, 4 July 2018 (UTC)

C'est La Mort
Do you see the amount of records? Why was the article removed? Lack of relevance cannot be the reason... --RivetHeadCulture (talk) 23:05, 6 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi, C'est La Mort was deleted because it was proposed for deletion by another editor with the following concern: "not enough independent sources". It went uncontested for seven days and was deleted as a result. I implore you to give the notability guidelines for organizations and companies a look, which likely lead to the page's proposed deletion. Per WP:CONTESTED, you are free to request undeletion of this article, but should be aware that it may still be nominated for deletion at WP:AFD. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 00:20, 8 July 2018 (UTC)

Restore page: John Humphrey (drummer)
This page was deleted and I was redirected to contact the administrator responsible. The page should not have been deleted. I am John Humphrey and "John Humphrey (drummer)" is a valid page. I am a member of Seether and The Nixons. I am currently active with both artists.

Please restore the page and it's details in full. The page is used as a resource by media outlets and interviewers.

Sincerely, John Humphrey jhdrumr@hotmail.com — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jhdrumr (talk • contribs) 16:16, 7 July 2018 (UTC)
 * John Humphrey (drummer) was redirected to The Nixons as a result of Articles for deletion/John Humphrey (drummer). You will need to discuss the result of that discussion with the closing administrator. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 00:20, 8 July 2018 (UTC)

Deleted media file now has documentation
Hi, Explicit. The media file you deleted for F4, File:Gordon Kennedy, musician songwriter.jpg now has a release submitted by the owner of the work, sent from him July 6, 2018. I'd like to know whether it was not received, received too late, or perhaps rejected for some reason? What is the next step to get the file restored now that we have documentation? Regards, Eagledj (talk) 16:22, 17 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi, the file was tagged for lacking permission by OTRS agent . As I am not an OTRS agent, I can not see the ticket, so there may have been an issue with it. Did the sender receive any response? <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 23:37, 17 July 2018 (UTC)


 * [[Image:Symbol delete vote.svg|35px]] This file was originally uploaded on 21 May, OTRS pending. When the required permission was not received within 30 days, it was tagged di-no source on July 6 and the uploader was again notified that we need the permission statement from the Copyright holder because:
 * "Under the copyright law of most countries, the copyright of the image belongs to the photographer or their employer. Being the person depicted in the photo is not the same as being the copyright holder. If the copyright was transferred via signed written statement or contract specifying copyright transference, please clarify how the copyright was transferred. Otherwise, the photographer who is the copyright holder will need to email directly to us his agreement with the terms of the Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 free license."
 * As of this date, OTRS has still not received the cc-sa 4.0 license from the photographer, nor an explanation as to how the copyright was transferred or acquired by Mr. Kennedy. In the absence of this, the permission statement from Mr. Kennedy is insufficient. JGHowes   talk  00:03, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

Ole Bouman
I see that on 25 May 2018 you deleted an article on Ole Bouman, and in fact that was the third incarnation of the article, because it had been deleted twice before. I don't know why the article was deleted nor whether the newly created version is any improvement, but it does seem rather promotional. I will leave the matter with you. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 11:05, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

Odyssey (apartment complex)
Hi you deleted my page. Do you have a backup copy? You said there were lettings adverts on the page ... I was not aware of them and would like to see what you are referring to. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A01:4B00:8703:2700:70DF:5317:B77F:4C33 (talk) 10:13, 19 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi, a near duplicate of this article can be found on this blog. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 00:06, 20 July 2018 (UTC)

Nelson Kiang
I just noticed you deleted Nelson Kiang after a BLPPROD expired. I hadn't noticed that PROD, or would have worked on it. Can I get the content back and work on it? I'm pretty sure it would be easy to show he's a notable academic, as "founder and former director of the Eaton-Peabody Laboratory of Auditory Physiology at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary" as the Google snippet tells me was on Wikipedia. Dicklyon (talk) 23:40, 18 July 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅, article restored. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 23:44, 18 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks; I added a bunch of info and refs. Dicklyon (talk) 05:08, 20 July 2018 (UTC)

File:Barbados Boy Scouts Association.svg
Would you consider restoring File:Barbados Boy Scouts Association.svg? It's on my watchlist but the article is not-1) the COI name new user replaced the longstanding svg with a jpg in contravention of ScoutWikiProject policy, and 2) the new user's image is hosted on Commons where it should be deleted as an in-use copyrighted logo. Hosted here, all the ducks are in order for the svg. Thanks, --Kintetsubuffalo (talk) 07:57, 21 July 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅, file restored. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 23:18, 21 July 2018 (UTC)

Please restore prodded article Atonio Leawere
You deleted Atonio Leawere (which should have been titled Antonio Leawere) because nobody removed the prod in time. This archived link should resolve concerns about whether the person really was a senator. https://web.archive.org/web/20070316180901/http://www.parliament.gov.fj:80/parliament/mp/sa.aspx?mpID=174 <b style="font-family: Times;">Eastmain (talk • contribs)</b> 19:49, 21 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done – as a contested proposed deletion, the article has been restored upon request. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 23:18, 21 July 2018 (UTC)

Category:Medieval Persia
There is something odd with Category:Medieval Persia. The category page is non-existent but all subcats and articles still link to it (as a redlink). When clicking Category:Medieval Persia a message appears:
 * 04:17, 22 July 2018 Explicit (talk | contribs) deleted page Category:Medieval Persia (Wikipedia:Categories for discussion/Log/2018 July 3#Medieval Anatolia by region (TW)) (thank)

So I guess something went wrong between Persia and Anatolia. Marcocapelle (talk) 18:37, 22 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Oops, turns out I deleted it in error. I cited Categories for discussion/Log/2018 July 3, but it wasn't nominated in that discussion. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 23:32, 22 July 2018 (UTC)

Mark Feigenbaum page removal
Hi, Mark has asked me to look into why his page was removed from WIKI. He is not very tech savvy and I am writing to you on his behalf. Could you let me know why it was taken down? There are other people similar to him with Wiki pages, and he is a leader in his industry. Please let me know when you have a moment. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Duncanandstuff (talk • contribs) 21:48, 25 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi, Mark Feigenbaum was proposed for deletion by another editor with the following concern: "Non notable. Fails WP:BIO". It went uncontested for seven days and was deleted as a result. You are highly encouraged to read the notability guidelines for people and the general notability guideline to understand what constitutes "notable" on Wikipedia, as well at the conflict of interest page as it appears that you are directly associated with Mr. Feigenbaum. Per WP:CONTESTED, you are free to simply request undeletion of this article, but should be aware that it may still be nominated for deletion at the articles for deletion venue. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit  23:25, 25 July 2018 (UTC)

Ni No Kuni Hotroit Stories screenshot.jpg
Hi, I noticed that you deleted File:Ni No Kuni Hotroit Stories screenshot.jpg citing WP:CSD and WP:NFCC, but I strongly disagree with this judgement. The file had a full and valid fair-use rationale, and there is no free equivalent of the image available, so I don't believe that the image should have been deleted (at least not without a discussion regarding the deletion). – Rhain  ☔ 00:52, 29 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Yikes, my deletion summary should have just read "F7: Violates non-free use policy", not "F7: Violates non-free content criterion #1". A small, but significant difference.
 * As for the deletion itself, as per WP:NFCI, screenshots are utilized "for critical commentary and discussion of the work in question" for contextual significance. At the time of deletion, this screenshot was neither "itself the subject of sourced commentary in the article" nor did it "identify an object, style, or behavior, that is a subject of discussion in the article". If this can be addressed, I can restore the file for you. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 01:17, 29 July 2018 (UTC)

Los Angeles Daily News logo
Hello. How do I appeal your decision to delete the file? Thanks. BeenAroundAWhile (talk) 00:16, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi, the first step is to discuss it with the deleting administrator, which in this case would be me. Can you please link the specific file and voice your concern? <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 05:13, 24 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks. It is https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Los_Angeles_Daily_News_logo_March_17_1934.jpg&action=edit&redlink=1, and my concern is that I don't understand why you deleted it. I suppose there was a good reason, but I don't know what it was. Thanks for your attention. BeenAroundAWhile (talk) 21:06, 27 July 2018 (UTC)
 * File:Los Angeles Daily News logo March 17 1934.jpg was nominated for deletion by for violating "Criterion 8, because the image does not significantly increase readers' understanding of the topic, and its omission would not be detrimental to that understanding". The WP:NFCC policy is quite strict, particularly: "The use of historical logos for an entity is not allowed, unless the historical logo itself is described in the context of critical commentary about that historical logo." Hopefully, this better explains why the file was nominated for deletion. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit  23:40, 27 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the explanation. It would have been nice to have had it explained in just such simple words ere this. Yours in Wikidom, 16:04, 29 July 2018 (UTC)
 * I know about WP:Other stuff, but can you explain how logos are freely accepted for use in articles about extant newspapers? (This is a teachable moment.) Thanks. BeenAroundAWhile (talk) 23:13, 29 July 2018 (UTC)
 * It really depends on the article. The use of one logo in the article's infobox about the newspaper is allowed; beyond that, additional logos are harder to justify. Some may have logos with don't meet the threshold of originality and are in the public domain, therefore not subject to WP:NFCC. Others may simply be violating the policy and they haven't been spotted yet. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 08:06, 30 July 2018 (UTC)

Please undelete
File:Juventude Socialista.svg

I'm just trying to clean up the mess Ribeiro2002rafael made.. Alexis Jazz (talk) 01:04, 30 July 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅, file restored. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 08:06, 30 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks! To my surprise, it's not the file I expected. I expected File:JS.png, which I've now uploaded as File:Juventude Socialista Portugal.png. I guess File:Juventude Socialista.svg can be deleted again. Alexis Jazz (talk) 09:22, 30 July 2018 (UTC)

Trump Balloon
In your close you make a claim about the law but just re-state the words "permanently situated." The picture indeed captured the the balloon "permanently situated" in a public place. You make no other reference to the law, so what legal authorities are you referring to? The UK Intellectual Property Office flatly states that if you take a picture of "sculptures and similar works on public display in public places", the photographer, alone, owns all rights, including commercial rights.page 5 (Going on to distinguish only some 2D works not 3D works). The balloon is on public display in a public place, and in the photograph permanently situated among a crowd in a public place. On what legal authority are you disparaging the rights of photographers in the UK, that the Intellectual Property Office says they own outright and in full? I have also read your other links and none of them give any authorities, and in fact, have none. In short, I am asking for your citations for your asserted construction of the law. -- Alanscottwalker (talk) 12:21, 31 July 2018 (UTC)
 * Hi, I'm not quite sure why your interpretation of "permanently situated" is being applied to a balloon that was temporarily situated in a public space. I honestly don't think I can expand much on my closing rationale, as the crux of your argument lies in your understanding of "permanently situated", which happens to be the exact opposite of mine. I invite you to, if you haven't already, read the Commons discussion which led to the image's deletion there; this was closed by an administrator who is a copyright lawyer. As always, if you believe my closure was made in error, you are free to take it to WP:DRV. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 21:54, 1 August 2018 (UTC)

Restore https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Upload?wpDestFile=Darkstalkers_Resurrection_gameplay.png
SNAAAAKE!! (talk) 21:14, 1 August 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅, file restored. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 21:54, 1 August 2018 (UTC)

File:Logo Brazilian Football Team.png
Hi Explicit. Not sure what do with this file. It's bascially the same as the one discussed at Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2016 February 18. I'm going to assume it was uploaded in good faith by the uploader since the only other option would be to assume they are trying get around the aforementioned consensus by simply changing the name/format of the file. Anyway, not sure whether this needs to be tag for CSD or whether it can simply be left to be deleted per F5. -- Marchjuly (talk) 04:37, 3 August 2018 (UTC)

Opinion on the inclusion of Mamamoo's scandal
Hi Explicit. I apologise for bothering you but would you like to give a comment pertaining to the inclusion of Mamamoo's blackface incident on the article's talk page? This seems like a complicated issue, therefore I thought of asking experienced editors like you, who is more familiarised with Wikipedia, to give their opinion. Thanks, Heolkpop (talk) 14:48, 3 August 2018 (UTC)

File:Alasdair Fraser Official Photo for Fair Use.jpg
Hi. Please restore File:Alasdair Fraser Official Photo for Fair Use.jpg and undo these edits except the small bit to put it back in use. — Jeff G. ツ 14:01, 8 August 2018 (UTC)
 * This is a non-free image of a living person, which violates WP:NFCC. However, a Flickr search shows freely licensed images for the subject, so you should consider uploading those onto Commons. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 23:33, 8 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Thank you, I hadn't done that search lately.  — Jeff G. ツ 05:50, 9 August 2018 (UTC)

CFD merges
Hi, thanks again for your contributions at CFD.

May I point out that some extra steps can be needed with merges? In this case you deleted the old category page, without copying the parent categories & other navigation links to the merged category.

WP:CFDAI should be helpful as a reminder of steps needed for mergers. Best wishes – Fayenatic  L ondon 09:28, 9 August 2018 (UTC)

File:The Jeju Cup Championship Trophy.png
Hi, can you please undelete this file? We received an OTRS 2017070110001845 about it, and I wanted to check. Thanks -- Ruthven ( msg ) 08:01, 10 August 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅, file restored. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 23:21, 10 August 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅ Thank you. The author provided a new photo of the cup, with better resolution. What do you recommend to do? Upload it on top of this one, on a separate file, or just to leave it? Cheers -- Ruthven ( msg ) 07:17, 11 August 2018 (UTC)
 * If the photo is different, it should be uploaded as a separate file. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 09:17, 11 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Sure. File uploaded and added to Jeju Cup. Thank you! Ruthven ( msg ) 06:45, 12 August 2018 (UTC)

Category:Articles with disproportional geographic scope from September 2017
I cleared out another one! Drmies (talk) 03:33, 13 August 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅, thanks. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 05:07, 13 August 2018 (UTC)
 * I found that these tags were placed rather haphazardly, without much explanation or cause. Thanks, Drmies (talk) 05:39, 13 August 2018 (UTC)

File:India national cricket team.png
Hi Explicit. This is basically the same situation as with above. File is pretty much identical to the one discussed at Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2016 February 18. Not sure how to best deal with these types of uploads because it could either just be a good-faith mistake by an editor not familiar with WP:NFCCP and the previous FFD, or it could be an attempt to circumvent the FFD close by uploading the file under a different name/format. Is there an appropriate way to tag these for speedy deletion (something such as a WP:G4) but for redundant/duplicate non-free files? WP:FCSD might work, but that doesn't necessarily address files which might've been recreated to get around a FFD close and only seems to apply if the files are of the same format. -- Marchjuly (talk) 07:39, 16 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Currently, there isn't any criterion for deletion that could be applied to non-free files that were removed from an article as a result of FFD. F5 is the only option I see in cases where it doesn't get edit warred over it. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 04:08, 17 August 2018 (UTC)
 * Thanks for clarifying this. Do you think removing such a file in the case of editing warring be considered an exemption to 3RR per item 5 of WP:NOT3RR? You might not remember Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/3RRArchive314, but that was about about the exact same file discussed at FFD. Would all of this still cover basically the same file uploaded under a different name or different format? -- Marchjuly (talk) 04:23, 17 August 2018 (UTC)
 * It seems that, as this logo was previously taken to FFD, it should qualify, though it's best to avoid it and seek alternative solutions. <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 06:14, 17 August 2018 (UTC)

Category:Converts to Roman Catholicism from Evangelicalism
I see you closed a discussion of this category, and a bot has renamed the categories. Unfortunately, there was ANOTHER discussion of this very category at Categories for discussion/Log/2018 August 15 and that has not yet been closed (and it's gone in a very different direction). So would you please be able to undo the category rename? StAnselm (talk) 08:02, 20 August 2018 (UTC)
 * ✅, I have added the category to the queue to be moved back. Never had that happen before., why was this category listed twice on two separate pages? <b style="color:#4B0082;">ℯ</b> xplicit 23:46, 20 August 2018 (UTC)