User talk:Explicit/Archive 40

Speedy deletion nomination of Category:H & Claire albums


A tag has been placed on Category:H & Claire albums indicating that it is currently empty, and is not a disambiguation category, a category redirect, a featured topics category, under discussion at Categories for discussion, or a project category that by its nature may become empty on occasion. If it remains empty for seven days or more, it may be deleted under section C1 of the criteria for speedy deletion.

If you think this page should not be deleted for this reason you may contest the nomination by visiting the page and clicking the button labelled "Contest this speedy deletion". This will give you the opportunity to explain why you believe the page should not be deleted. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself. Liz Read! Talk! 15:35, 10 August 2021 (UTC)

File
Hi Explicit, I noticed you deleted File:Celebrity Big Brother (UK Series 15).jpg as being unused (the file was replaced by a png version), Could you possibly undelete it please ?. Generally speaking png's are preferred over jpg however in this specific case both files are the same size so quality-wise there wouldn't be much (or any) difference, Of course if the file was hosted at Commons and was a bigger resolution I wouldn't mind so much (if there was a valid reason) but as I said in this specific case both files are going to be small so quality wise I can't see there being any notable difference?, Many thanks, Kind Regards, – Davey 2010 Talk 00:58, 12 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, I think may have uploaded File:Celebrity Big Brother (UK Series 15).png as a png because it offers a transparent background, while File:Celebrity Big Brother (UK Series 15).jpg did not. Does that change your opinion on the matter or would you like the file restored anyway?  ✗  plicit  01:04, 12 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, Ah my apologies I just assumed the background was white (probably should've looked before wasting your time!), Nope it can stay deleted :), Thanks for your helpful response and again apologies for yeah wasting your time here, Take care and stay safe, Kind Regards – Davey 2010 Talk 01:15, 12 August 2021 (UTC)

Deletion of Talk:2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer season
Hi Explicit, I noticed that you deleted the above referenced talk page. I was using it as a bit of a data dump before creating the 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer season page. There are a few large tables on that page that need to be filled and I was doing a bit of pre-work so they didn't sit empty for a while after I created the page. Is there any way to get that data back off the talk page? I am creating the page now and was hoping to start filling some stuff in. Thanks Swimmer33 (talk) 14:23, 12 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, I have restored the content and moved in to User:Swimmer33/2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. Cheers, ✗  plicit  14:26, 12 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks so much! I will create an appropriate talk page for the article now. Swimmer33 (talk) 14:40, 12 August 2021 (UTC)

Files deleted marked with keep local
You deleted the following files all marked with keep local I spotted the last one a couple of weeks ago and restored it myself, but as it is now apparent that it was not just a one-off mistake I'm asking you to self-revert just in case there is a justification or discussion that I am not aware of here. Thanks, SpinningSpark 16:36, 14 August 2021 (UTC)
 * File:(31669) 1999 JT6.svg
 * File:(31669) 1999 JT6 inc.svg
 * File:(4953) 1990 MU.svg
 * File:(4953) 1990 MU inc.svg
 * ✅, files restored. Please feel free to restore other similar if you come across them. Perhaps Keep local should have a different color scheme and look more like of a "caution" template than a friendly "ready for deletion" template. 🤔 ✗  plicit  00:04, 15 August 2021 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Shivangi Khedkar
Hi, a user has moved deletion discussion to draft. I tried to restore, but failed to do so. TheBirdsShedTears (talk) 05:06, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, I have moved the page back to its original location and warned from making similar edits.  ✗  plicit  05:16, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you. TheBirdsShedTears (talk) 05:26, 15 August 2021 (UTC)

Mixed script redir deletion
You've solved Redirects_for_discussion/Log/2021_August_9, so why not look more carefully at Redirects_for_discussion/Log/2021_August_8, which it was directly inspired by? Regards, —Mykhal (talk) 13:57, 17 August 2021 (UTC)

West Austin Antenna Farm
Why did you delete the article on the west austin antenna farm? I was just googling for some information about it and there's just bits of heresay and conjecture scattered about reddit but it turns out Wikipedia actually had a nice, detailed explanation of it. Just because it doesn't seem notable to you doesn't mean it's not notable to the thousands of people who are curious about it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.123.48.241 (talk • contribs) 03:15, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
 * As the deletion summary of West Austin Antenna Farm states, it was nominated as proposed deletion and went uncontested for seven days. Its contents was not much better than what you describe from Reddit—the page was completely unsourced and unverifiable. ✗  plicit  12:36, 18 August 2021 (UTC)

CfD again
Would you want to close a number of WP:CFD discussions again, especially the oldest from the first half of July? Marcocapelle (talk) 16:35, 17 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Regarding Categories for discussion/Log/2021 July 15, did you intend to only tag Category:Football (soccer) in Niue for the full CFD and not its subcategories? The nomination will require relisting if that was an oversight. ✗  plicit  12:36, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
 * It was an oversight, thanks for noticing. Marcocapelle (talk) 19:32, 18 August 2021 (UTC)

File:Harrysemelsdisorder.jpg
Hello Explicit, Can you please transfer this file of image of American actor Harry Semels to Wikipedia Commons? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 186.188.212.86 (talk) 16:39, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅, file transferred. ✗  plicit  01:01, 20 August 2021 (UTC)

Thanks for deleting "Highguardianspicetitlecard.png"
I added that image a while back before much was known about the series, but the image there now is much better, so thanks for doing that. --Historyday01 (talk) 01:02, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
 * No problem at all! ✗  plicit  01:04, 20 August 2021 (UTC)

deletion of "fractional Poisson process"
Dear Explicit, why did you delete the wikipedia article about "fractional Poisson process"? Cheers from Germany M — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2003:cb:af43:255:4007:87ad:9bef:f179 (talk) 08:00, 18 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, Fractional Poisson process was deleted as a result of this deletion discussion. Participants came to a consensus and determined that the promotional tone of the article, plus the author's conflict of interest made the page unsuitable for inclusion on Wikipedia. ✗  plicit  01:32, 19 August 2021 (UTC)

Hi, thanks for the answer. Despite the fact that the article appeared like a promotion of Nick Laskin who first coined the term "fractional Poisson process", it still is a booming subject in probability theory and stochastic processes. How can one reverse the deletion? Do we need to write a new article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2003:cb:af43:272:89dd:b54f:6024:6007 (talk) 11:14, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Given the state of the article before deletion, it needs to be rewritten from scratch. As an unregistered user, you have the option of going through the articles for creation process if you choose to proceed in creating a new page for the subject. ✗  plicit  12:17, 20 August 2021 (UTC)

Deletion of "Arthrex" Article
Hi Explicit! I noticed you deleted the article on Arthrex back in April 2021. When I tried to see what the page looked like, all I could find was just a one-liner about it being a medical device company (so understandable that it got deleted, if that's the case), but I'm just seeking some clarity on the deletion. So my questions are: One, is my observation on its content accurate? Two, was the limited information and content the reason for your deletion (if not, would you mind sharing the basis for deletion)? And three, do you feel the subject has notability or other issues that would make it inappropriate for its own Wikipedia article (because I am thinking about researching, writing and (re-)publishing an article on Arthrex, but obviously don't want to waste my time if it seems like the community is against it having its own page). Thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Wiki Page Polisher (talk • contribs) 21:35, 24 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, I actually deleted Arthrex when it became a cross-namespace redirect after the page was moved to Draft:Arthrex. The original article was deleted via proposed deletion by in 2016. I have made a copy of its contents here, where the full deletion rationale can be viewed. There was more information included at that time than in the aforementioned draft. Regarding notability, the pertinent guideline is WP:COMPANY.  ✗  plicit  00:11, 24 August 2021 (UTC)

Kerf loss
Good morning! Could you please restore the article kerf loss or restore a copy to my userspace? There was a semi-active discussion about this title and the related page at offcut and I was caught off-guard that one of the pages was deleted. Cheers! Ivanvector's squirrel (trees/nuts) 13:35, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅, userfied at User:PEIsquirrel/Kerf loss. ✗  plicit  13:49, 26 August 2021 (UTC)

MTV Entertainment Studios
Please revive the logo, please? 9:37 25 August 2021 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nabasile (talk • contribs) 08:36, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I'm guessing you're referring to File:MTV Entertainment Studios logo.png. This image was not accompanied by a valid source to verify that this was a real logo. ✗  plicit  06:33, 26 August 2021 (UTC)

Yes but this is a real logo but could you get a new version of this one? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nabasile (talk • contribs) 09:52, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Can you provide evidence that this is a legitimate logo? I was not able to find it posted on MTV-related website nor was it provided by a reliable source. ✗  plicit  13:49, 26 August 2021 (UTC)

It's in the MTV Entertainment Studios page at Logopedia. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nabasile (talk • contribs) 14:50, 26 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I've restored the file, please add the appropriate source to the file's description page. ✗  plicit  13:57, 26 August 2021 (UTC)

I don't know how to do it so can you do it instead please? 19:45, 26 August 2021 (UTC) Thank you for restoring this file. 20:47, 26 August 2021 (UTC) Hello I recently created a category in Wikipedia Commons. It's called Category:MTV Entertainment Studios logos, could you please add this file to the category I created at Wikipedia Commons? 23:03, 26 August (UTC)

state network
hey restore state network — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2600:8803:5904:da00:e0b2:27b2:59ea:9ad3 (talk) 18:31, 27 August 2021 (UTC)
 * State network was deleted as a result of the deletion discussion which took place at Articles for deletion/State network. I do not have the authority to unilaterally overturn the result, especially without any attempt to address the concerns mentioned there. ✗  plicit  12:17, 29 August 2021 (UTC)

Requesting a page move
Hi admin, last week I proposed a split of YG Entertainment, but no input was given by any other editor and was archived by a bot today (Talk:YG Entertainment/Archive 1). I want to conduct this split boldly by myself, but moving Draft:YG Plus to YG Plus seems to be bound my access. Help will be appreciated.  -ink&amp;fables  «talk»  11:54, 29 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, I've deleted the YG Plus redirect, so you are now able to move the draft there. You can make these kinds of requests at requested moves if you come across them in the future. ✗  plicit  12:17, 29 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you admin, I'll ensure to follow the suggested way in future.  -ink&amp;fables  «talk»  12:21, 29 August 2021 (UTC)

Cancellazione che comunque non contesto
Ciao, tempo fa mi ero appuntato diverse pagine wikipedia per una ricerca, ma una di questa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Less-than-whole_citizens è stata cancellata, onestamente non mi ricordo il contenuto, quindi non contesto le motivazioni ricerca originale / contenuto duplicato, ma visto che non lo ritrovo in nessuna cache e non mi ricordo se mi serviva davvero, se riesci senza ripristinarla a copia incollare anche il semplice testo in questo spazio, cosi me lo appunto e poi, ovviamente puoi cancellare questa risposta. Mi faresti un gran favore.

Hi, some time ago I pinned several wikipedia pages for a search, but one of this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Less-than-whole_citizens has been deleted, honestly I don't remember the content, so I don't contest the motivations original search / duplicate content, but since I don't find it in any cache and I don't remember if I really needed it, if you can copy without restoring it, paste even the simple text in this space, so I note it and then, of course you can delete this answer. You would be doing me a great favor.

--93.34.91.207 (talk) 10:34, 30 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, I've copied the page's contents and have made it available here. The link will expire in one month. ✗  plicit  12:36, 30 August 2021 (UTC)

G13 issue
Hello, Explicit,

Because you work a lot with G13s and with SDZeroBot's lists, I just wanted to alert you that the current list, User:SDZeroBot/G13 eligible, is not accurate. These drafts are actually not eligible until early September which you would notice when you looked at the page history of the drafts. I don't know if you've noticed but SDZeroBot, which just started operating in September 2020, has a hard understanding that months have a different number of days. So, since February had 28 days, it thinks that August 30th is September 2nd. I've left a note about this with the bot operator, SD0001, but I've told him before about this glitch back in February when the bot skipped three days of reports and it still isn't fixed.

Any way, I thought I'd inform you about this in case you were checking out the SDZeroBot pages. Take care, Liz Read! Talk! 01:31, 31 August 2021 (UTC)
 * I don't use User:SDZeroBot/G13 eligible in particular, I've just stuck to User:SDZeroBot/G13 soon since it does the job well enough. I noticed the gap between the 28th and the 1st, so I knew not to deal with abandoned drafts for three days. ✗  plicit  03:10, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

File:Thom Mathews in lake como italy 6-2009.jpg
Hello Explicit, Can you please transfer this file of image of American actor Thom Mathews to Wikipedia Commons? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 186.188.212.86 (talk) 01:49, 31 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅. ✗  plicit  03:10, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

Thank you :) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 186.188.212.86 (talk) 04:42, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

Dr.Tariq Awad
A block is a block, but thought you should know that has been at the promotional editing game for a while, and you just blocked the latest sock of. Various other spelling variations of those usernames have arrived and been blocked accordingly. -- Longhair\talk 07:28, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

Help
Hello, dear administrator, I hope everything is all right with you. The reason I'm writing to you is because I need help on Basil I Wikipedia page. Future edits on this page will lead to a war of edits. I will try to explain the situation. The question is about the origin of Basil, which most likely indicates that he was an Armenian, then a Greek, the number of historians who clearly indicate his Armenian origin is much greater than those who say that he was a Greek or a Slavic. I don't want to blame anyone, but I feel that the problem with other editors may be related to the Armenian nationality, otherwise I don't see any other reason why sources provided by me can be removed.

I will indicate those parts of the article that, in my opinion, are written in a manipulative way


 * 1) First, the part where I mentioned that he spoke Armenian fluently, and he had a strong accent in Greek, was removed, moreover, this was mentioned many years ago in the same discussion section on the page. I think that language and accent can indicate and help to understand the origin.
 * 2) “The name of his mother points to a Greek origin on the maternal side”,  I do not agree with this, because historical articles should be based on historian works, and not on instructions and hints provided by users. Since I think this sentence is inappropriate and is manipulative.
 * 3) The general scholarly consensus is that Basil's father was "probably" of Armenian origin I do not agree with this sentence, as there is manipulation and absolute nonsense in it. First, how can we say "scientific consensus" if I have provided more sources in which his Armenian origin is confirmed without any doubt, and secondly, since it is written after his mother's name, it will affect the reader.
 * 4) Norman Tobias / “Tobias, the author of the only dedicated biography of Basil I in English”. part of the origin  is based on the work of Norman Tobias, in which he cannot draw a conclusion about his origin. While other historians pointing to his Armenian origin, are removed and not even considered. moreover, it contains details about Tobias ' experience, for example, he is from the University of Toronto and he is the only one who wrote a biography of Basil in English. I don't think this is correct about the exclusivity of the English language, because I don't think that historians who write or speak different languages are worse or better than Tobias, and if we talk about universities, one of the sources that I provided is connected with Oxford, and the other with the University of Chicago.
 * 5) the user who canceled my edits personally attacked me, saying that " You seem to be just a nationalist troll, arguments are being wasted on you." which leads me to the conclusion that his actions are related to nationality, and not to facts and sources, moreover. She/he is undoubtedly sure that Basil was a Greek, since during our conversation and in the article it was mentioned several times that Basi’l fathers could be partially Armenian, while this is manipulationt, because of the hint that she/he dropped in the article where she/he mentioned his mother's name, and is trying to manipulate by saying that his father could be partially Armenian."
 * 6) Dear administrator, I believe that history should be based on facts and sources, I believe that Wikipedia readers deserve to receive objective information, I believe that hints should not be part of an article, I believe that historians should write history, I believe that manipulations should not be part of Wikipedia, I believe that articles should not be based on only one historian, I believe in common sense, and if we have more facts and sources about something, Wikipedia editors should not contradict them, because then they "want”, That's why I'm asking you to step in and stop future editing wars.Tatul (talk) 09:30, 31 August 2021 (UTC)

Recreate wiki page for Ivan Tai
The person is a well known TV personality in Malaysia. All the info above have news publication for reference, please check the citation below the draft created. He’s a national news anchor which appear on TV at prime time. You may search the person “Ivan Tai” on google and you can found all the news coverage and movie info. I suggest to recreate the wiki page for Ivan Tai. Lavendermoomoo (talk) 16:26, 1 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, Ivan Tai was deleted as a result from the consensus formed at this deletion discussion, which I can not unilaterally overturn. You are free to submit your draft for review when it is ready, but the newly written content must address the concerns raised at the deletion discussion to increase the chances of it getting accepted by a review and then published. ✗  plicit  03:14, 2 September 2021 (UTC)

Undelete page for band Innaway
I wouldn't consider it "not notable" as the band actively toured and members went on to other notable projects. The page is good for cross-referencing. Floydbridges (talk) 03:05, 2 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done – as a contested proposed deletion, the article has been restored upon request. ✗  plicit  03:14, 2 September 2021 (UTC)

Undelete page for The Hired Heart movie
I wouldn't consider it "not notable" as this movie is playing on Amazon prime. I can't read the original page because it's deleted but it's an average movie of the typical rom-com type with at least one actor with a wiki page. I see no reason why the page should be deleted just because a couple of people couldn't find information on it. Other viewers may want to look it up as I did.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hired_Heart

It has modest ratings: https://www.amazon.com/Hired-Heart-Penelope-Ann-Miller/dp/B01MRCHB8W https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_hired_heart https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128251/

user: Azikqua Sorry I don't use this much. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Azikqua (talk • contribs) 04:30, 2 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi, The Hired Heart was deleted as a result from the consensus formed at Articles for deletion/The Hired Heart, which I can not unilaterally overturn. Please note that the topic of an article must meet the notability criteria in order to justify its inclusion on Wikipedia. In this case, the pertinent page is the notability guideline for films. Being available on Amazon Prime does not confer notability, nor does the existence of one of the actor's pages—notability in not inherited from a related notable subject. The reviews you refer to are not by film critics, but by users of those websites. As user-generated content, these also can not be accepted to establish the film's notability. ✗  plicit  06:52, 2 September 2021 (UTC)

File:Jena Engstrom.png
Hi Explicit, Can you please transfer this file of image of American actor Jena Engstrom to Wikipedia Commons? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.57.34.195 (talk) 05:48, 2 September 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅, the file is now available on Commons. ✗  plicit  06:52, 2 September 2021 (UTC)

Undelete request for page on Osmosis Solitaire
You removed the following page on 18 February 2020, with this note: "Expired PROD, concern was: No evidence of notability and has been unsourced since 2007." https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Osmosis_%28solitaire%29

I'm not surprised it was unsourced and no evidence of notability provided, since not many people are active in the "solitaire games" part of Wikipedia. I have been doing a lot of work in this area over the past 18 months, researching different solitaire games, and providing references in various articles. So in this case, regrettably, it's not that it isn't notable, but simply that nobody stepped forward to provide the evidence needed.

The original page can be restored, or alternatively source an initial working version by reproducing the content here: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Solitaire_card_games/Osmosis

Published rules can be found in the following books: The above sources can be confirmed here: http://www.solitaireforever.com/sf2/games/osmosis.html Osmosis is also covered in this article.
 * 101 Great Card Games, David Galt
 * The Complete Book of Solitaire & Patience Games, Albert H. Morehead & Geoffrey Mott-Smith
 * 150 Ways to play Solitaire, Alphonse Moyse, Jr.
 * The Penguin Book of Patience, David Parlett
 * Card Games for One, Michael Johnstone
 * World's Best Card Games for One, Sheila Anne Barry
 * Collins Patience Card Games, Trevor Day and The Diagram Group

Many software programs for solitaire implement Osmosis, including:
 * https://www.solsuite.com/games/osmosis.htm
 * https://www.goodsol.com/games/osmosis.html
 * http://www.solitairewhizz.com/how-to-play/osmosis.shtml
 * https://help.gnome.org/users/aisleriot/stable/Osmosis.html.en
 * https://semicolon.com/Solitaire/Rules/Osmosis.html
 * http://www.solitairecentral.com/rules/Osmosis.html
 * https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/osmosis/9nblggh07zts?activetab=pivot:overviewtab
 * https://download.cnet.com/Osmosis-Solitaire/3000-2647_4-76149692.html

Alternative name is Treasure Trove:
 * https://www.mobygames.com/game/treasure-trove-solitaire-
 * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tio70I6582I
 * https://www.agcrump.com/treasure.htm
 * https://www.kielack.com/games/trove.php
 * https://www.zonora.com/solitaire/win/treasure-trove-solitaire.htm

Relevant image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Osmosis-Treasure_Trove_(solitaire)_Layout.jpg

Hope that gives you something to work with, and rather than start from scratch, it would be easiest if the previous article could be restored, and then I can add some sources (obviously commercial software sites aren't suitable as sources, but only books). Once reinstated, it can be added again here as well: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_patience_games

Thanks in advance! Gregorytopov (talk) 06:54, 2 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done – as a contested proposed deletion, the article has been restored upon request. ✗  plicit  06:57, 2 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Many thanks for your speedy response and action! I've added sources, headings, and done a comprehensive cleanup of the page. Gregorytopov (talk) 08:03, 2 September 2021 (UTC)

Film link
Hello sir! Why removed the film (Jol Shawola) link? Please tell me sir! HollywoodLovR (talk) 13:57, 2 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, Jol Shawola was deleted as a result from the consensus formed at Articles for deletion/Jol Shawola. It was determined that the film did not satisfy the notability guideline for films. ✗  plicit  14:02, 2 September 2021 (UTC)

Deletion review for The Hired Heart
An editor has asked for a deletion review of The Hired Heart. 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. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 17:39, 2 September 2021 (UTC)

File:Mikey Day in 2020.jpeg
Hi Explicit, Can you please transfer this file of image of American actor and comedian Mikey Day to Wikipedia Commons? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.57.34.195 (talk) 01:19, 3 September 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅. ✗  plicit  03:06, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

Thank you 😁 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.57.34.195 (talk) 05:36, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

Page protection
Page protection needed on Yen Santos. Ongoing BLP vandalism.-KH-1 (talk) 09:31, 3 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Pictogram voting support.svg Semi-protected&#32;for a period of three days, after which the page will be automatically unprotected. ✗  plicit  09:35, 3 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Thanks!-KH-1 (talk) 09:38, 3 September 2021 (UTC)

Please restore Dorah Dunana Dlamini
Hi, please restore the article for Dorah Dunana Dlamini that you deleted. She was a member of parliament in South Africa, and therefore notable, and having to start her article again would be a waste of effort. Greenman (talk) 11:07, 3 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, Dorah Dunana Dlamini was created by a sockpuppet of a blocked contributor in violation of their block and was deleted in accordance with WP:CSD. You will need to re-create the article from scratch. For what it's worth, the article contained only two sentences. ✗  plicit  00:12, 4 September 2021 (UTC)

Deletion question
Recently deleted a bunch of river articles, which is fine. But they erroneously never notified me of the deletion, so I never got to move the info into the main article. Is there a way I can see the former articles so I can copy and paste the info and references into the main article? -420Traveler (talk) 18:48, 2 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, I can provide copies of the texts using Pastebin.com. Which articles did you have in mind? ✗  plicit  03:06, 3 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for that. They are: Stony Creek, Shaw Brook, Morris Brook, Thorp Brook, Coye Brook, Halbert Brook, Dry Brook (Butternut Creek tributary)
 * Thanks, -420Traveler (talk) 17:47, 3 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Stony Creek, Shaw Brook, Morris Brook, Thorp Brook, Coye Brook, Halbert Brook, Dry Brook (Butternut Creek tributary). These links will expire in one month. ✗  plicit  00:12, 4 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for doing that. If I find a few more would you mind doing them since I'm not familiar with pastebin? If not no problem, I would also like to learn how to use pastebin.com. Thanks -420Traveler (talk) 00:56, 4 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Feel free to request copies of the texts here. Pastebin allows me copy the contents of the deleted page, which is viewable by administrators only. ✗  plicit  02:32, 4 September 2021 (UTC)

Message left on page
Hello,

I am sorry can you please send me a private message. I do not understand the information you left on my page. Thank you. Montyburns85 (talk) 02:20, 4 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, the message that I left on your talk page was a notification regarding the deletion of a draft you created for Jeff Bourns, which existed at User:Montyburns85/sandbox. If a draft goes without an edit for six months, the standard procedure is to delete the page as being abandoned. These drafts are easy to restore; a simple request at the requests for undeletion page will get the page back. ✗  plicit  02:32, 4 September 2021 (UTC)

File:Rahal new Headshot.jpg File:Richardtucker.jpg
Hello Explicit, Can you please transfer this files of the images of Bulgarian actor Bashar Rahal and American actor Richard Tucker to Wikipedia Commons? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 186.188.212.86 (talk) 22:55, 6 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, I have transferred File:Richardtucker.jpg, but nominated File:Rahal new Headshot.jpg for deletion at Files for discussion/2021 September 6. ✗  plicit  02:37, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

Picture file to be restored
I was notified by the bot that the file was not in use, but I hadn't logged in for a long time, so I hadn't seen it. Then I saw it, wanted to put back the picture where it belongs, but the picture was no longer there. So I'd like to notify you that I'm going to upload it again. Unless you can undelete it. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Na_i_efkairia_web.jpg&action=edit&redlink=1 The pages where it shall be put again are: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosita_Sokou https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ροζίτα_Σώκου Shantimar (talk) 10:13, 7 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, it seems that the non-free image you uploaded was removed from Rosita Sokou because the article already has a freely licensed image. The inclusion of File:Na i efkairia web.jpg would violate the non-free content criteria policy, particular no free equivalent criterion. Its just does not appear to be justified here. ✗  plicit  11:58, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

Deleted my draft
Hey I saw that you deleted my draft called Synhamitermes. I didn’t get an message for it being deleted can you please explain to why it was deleted?CycoMa (talk) 17:20, 7 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, as the deletion summary suggests, it was deleted as a test page for only containing the placeholder text. I have gone ahead and restored the draft. ✗  plicit  23:59, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

Expired PROD
Hi Explicit! I noticed you deleted the expired PROD for Princeton University East Asian Studies Department. I think a redirect to Princeton University would be more appropriate—could you restore as that? &#123;{u&#124; Sdkb  }&#125;  talk 19:23, 7 September 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅, page restored and redirected to Princeton University. ✗  plicit  23:59, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

File:Mary Ainslee in Mad Youth (1939).jpg
Hello Explicit, Can you please transfer this file of the image of American actress Mary Ainslee to Wikipedia Commons? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 186.188.212.86 (talk) 13:52, 8 September 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅. ✗  plicit  06:59, 9 September 2021 (UTC)

Undeletion request, continued
Hello again, I'm writing to follow up on our previous discussion on your Talk page with regard to my request for File:Lee Weiner, outside Federal Building in Chicago during conspiracy trial, Feb 11 1970.jpeg to be restored to Lee Weiner. I realized after our discussion that I should have stated I am a connected contributor to the article (family member) - the COI is disclosed on my userpage and the article Talk page, and I apologize for not mentioning it sooner. After our discussion, I updated the article with content supporting the notability of his appearance at the time of the trial, including an interview published after our discussion; there is now information in the Trial section that also relates to the Post-trial section, as well as commentary in the Popular culture section. Thank you very much for your previous feedback; any further feedback you may have is welcome and appreciated. Thanks again, Beccaynr (talk) 03:01, 6 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, the article now seems to describe in three separate instances, but not particularly about how it's presented in the photo. The first mention is about a poster, which only describes lights in their hair. The second and third mention haircuts, but do not elaborate on what the hair looked like beforehand. Still not quite subject to commentary needed to justify its inclusion. ✗  plicit  02:37, 7 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for your response - I just added the date (February 14, 1970) of the contempt conviction (which was followed by the jail haircut), which was 3 days after the photo was taken - I agree the content about the poster is not helpful, but the now-clarified depiction of what he looked like before the haircuts reported by The New York Times is maybe now more notable if the date is clearly included with the image? I was also thinking the ABC15 article that finds his comparisons, including the haircut, to modern events notable ("Member of 'Chicago 7' compares Phoenix protest arrests to 1968 incident") adds some support because the image adds visual context about his appearance that text alone cannot. It is his commentary, but it is published by an independent and reliable source. Also, in the Popular culture section, Nathan J. Robinson of Current Affairs notes Weiner's appearance as different than how it is depicted in the most recent Chicago 7 film, which also seems to be something that text alone is unable to convey, and a form of commentary about Weiner's actual appearance during the trial as compared to the film. Overall, the notability of his appearance seems related to the circumstances in which his hair was politicized back then, and how it was not accurately portrayed in the recent film. I am enthusiastic about adding images to enhance encyclopedia articles, but I also recognize there is a greater need for care and caution with non-free images than I initially understood. If this explanation and the edit help justify the non-free use of this image, I think it would be a great addition, but I also understand if there is still insufficient support for its use. Thank you again for your consideration of my request. Beccaynr (talk) 03:45, 7 September 2021 (UTC)
 * The issue here lies in the lack of direct commentary—the references seem to focus on the haircut only, without providing any context of what the hairstyle was beforehand. The contextual significance criterion states that the item must either be "itself the subject of sourced commentary in the article or it must aid the reader to identify an object, style, or behavior, that is a subject of discussion in the article to merit inclusion. If there was a reference that stated, for example, "Weiner's unkempt hair and long beard were symbols of [whatever]", that would work pretty well. Unfortunately, the references don't address this aspect of the hair. ✗  plicit  11:58, 7 September 2021 (UTC)
 * I can review more sources, hopefully later today, but in the meantime, the quote from Robinson in the article is, "defendant Lee Weiner was extremely hairy and hippie-ish but is presented in the film as clean-cut and nerdy." This commentary is a primary reason an image from the trial seems helpful for aiding the reader in identifying the style/behavior of the subject. I appreciate the encouragement to focus on more specific support, and I will do what I can, because I think additional support is available. Thank you again, Beccaynr (talk) 13:40, 7 September 2021 (UTC)
 * That's definitely a good start. When you are able to incorporate the content into the section about the trial, I will gladly restore the image. ✗  plicit  23:59, 7 September 2021 (UTC)
 * While I found references to hair during the era generally, e.g. "A Longhair Was a Longhair" (Frank Kusch) and in one of the appellate court opinions (Ragsdale at 64), I added a more specific commentary attributed to Abbie Hoffman about the significance of their hair, right before it was cut in jail, as recalled by Weiner in his memoir, i.e. "our hair was a symbol of our freedom and of everything we believed". Does that seem sufficient? Thank you, Beccaynr (talk) 01:52, 8 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Looks good to me. I have restored File:Lee Weiner, outside Federal Building in Chicago during conspiracy trial, Feb 11 1970.jpeg and re-add it to the article. Please make sure to add a caption which describes the information noted above. ✗  plicit  06:59, 9 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you Xplicit, and for the discussion, which has also helped the article have more depth and detail. I appreciate all of your assistance! Thanks again, Beccaynr (talk) 15:10, 9 September 2021 (UTC)

Urgent help needed
Please help me to save the article K. C. Banerjee from deletion. Thank you. Qwertynk (talk) 18:17, 9 September 2021 (UTC)

Xanthochroi
Hi! I noticed your deletion of Xanthochroi. I 'voted' in the discussion just above that one and I noticed this when looking for the outcome of that. I think redirecting to Historical_race_concepts would be a good use for Xanthochroi. Searching for Xanthochroi points to several pages but it is not clear that that one is the one explaining the concept, so the redirect would be helpful for readers, I presume. If you do not oppose I will undelete and retarget the redirect within the weekend. - Nabla (talk) 10:47, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, please feel free. It was a soft deletion after all. You may want to notify , the original nominator.  ✗  plicit  11:29, 21 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Done, and done. Nabla (talk) 19:27, 9 September 2021 (UTC)

File:FredKohler.jpg
Hi Explicit, Can you please transfer this file of image of American actor Fred Kohler to Wikipedia Commons? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 186.188.212.86 (talk) 16:37, 11 September 2021 (UTC)
 * This image lacks sufficient sourcing information to verify that it was published before 1926, so it can't be moved to Commons. We need more than just a direct link to the image. ✗  plicit  23:48, 11 September 2021 (UTC)

Relist the deletion discussion
Explicit, please relisted the Articles for deletion/Crystal Paras AnsrieJames9 (talk) 05:12, 12 September 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅. ✗  plicit  09:56, 12 September 2021 (UTC)

File:FordSterling.jpg
Hi Explicit, Can you please transfer this file of image of American actor Ford Sterling to Wikipedia Commons? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 186.188.212.86 (talk) 04:22, 13 September 2021 (UTC)
 * A source has not been provided for this image, so I have tagged it with di-no source. ✗  plicit  04:25, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

Undelete page for Darlton Gliding Club
This page is notable as it contained useful information about an active recreational facility that is used by locals and visitors. The information on this page was useful to members of the club as well as potential guests and visitors and should not have been deleted.

J22carter (talk) 18:54, 13 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done – as a contested proposed deletion, the article has been restored upon request. ✗  plicit  00:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

Deletion review for Omar &
An editor has asked for a deletion review of Omar &. 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. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 01:34, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

Redirects_for_discussion/Log/2021_September_1
You seem to have closed the discussion as delete, but not actually deleted the redirect. Is this intentional? Hog Farm Talk 23:06, 9 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Somehow, the script managed to skip the action to delete. I have done so now. ✗  plicit  23:48, 9 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Looks like it happened at Redirects_for_discussion/Log/2021_September_2 - I wonder if the WT namespace is somehow causing the script to have bugs. Hog Farm Talk 05:44, 16 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Oof, XFDcloser fails to strike again. I'll write a note about it at WT:XFDC. ✗  plicit  06:41, 16 September 2021 (UTC)

Unilateral restoration of other user's pages deleted under U1 speedy criterion
For what it's worth, I do not feel that this action was justified. I don't know how much of that you've been doing. If a user wants a page that created in  user space gone per U1, then it should stay gone. I've been cleaning up thousands of broken userbox transclusions and don't mind doing so, but to force a user to keep something that they did in their user space beyond the time frame in which they feel passionate about it strikes me as wrong. For example, their position on an issue may have changed, and they no longer want to be associated with that opinion. I have seen several instances where users voiced controversial or spiteful opinions (esp. in userboxes), and later voluntarily requested it be deleted with U1.

If being transcluded was a legitimate reason not to U1 something, then policy would say that. All it does say is, "In some rare cases there may be administrative need to retain the page," but this is the first I'm seeing transclusions being claimed as such a "rare" rational (assuming that was your interpretation). I have seen (and cleaned up) hundreds of other such cases where that has not posed an impediment. – void  xor  22:05, 12 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Hi, that restoration was based on my understanding that transcluded pages are not eligible for speedy deletion. Although not formally encoded in policy, there was a discussion that took place some time ago regarding the matter at Wikipedia talk:Criteria for speedy deletion/Archive 49. The consensus was that G7—and by extension, U1—does not apply to transcluded content. I believe this is still the current practice, though I can stand to be corrected. If there is perhaps another userbox with the same message, I would not mind replacing instances of this user subpage and re-deleting it. That is the only userbox I remember restoring—I don't recall how I came across it, though. ✗  plicit  00:18, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

Thank you for pointing me to that discussion about G7. However, I somewhat disagree with the assertion that it applies to U1 by extension. That goes back to what I said about a user not wanting something they created in their space anymore. Also, strictly speaking, I'd say "templates" are in template space; userboxes in user space are not templates, per se, even though they are transcluded.

If transcluding users really want to keep a userbox (and they probably won't feel passionate about it, as there are a million userboxes), I'd look to refunding as the answer. I have seen that done dozens of times for userboxes deleted with U1 or G7. If you don't object, I'll move this userbox out of the user's space, and update the transclusions. Thanks. – void  xor  16:20, 13 September 2021 (UTC)


 * That sounds reasonable. Please feel free to ping me if deletion of the resulting redirect is needed. ✗  plicit  00:47, 14 September 2021 (UTC)

I updated the 66 transclusions, so you can delete that redirect if you want. I guess U1 still applies. I'd just mention the refund to User:UBX/Torn between Windows and Mac in your deletion summary so that others can manually follow the move. Thanks again. – void  xor  16:42, 17 September 2021 (UTC)

User Pirhayati
Dear Explicit, Please nominad User:Pirhayati for deletion for violating Wikipedia rules. The 3 pages he has recently created (Tofan Pirani, Hamid Reza Hejazi and Keyvan Dehnad), based on WP:PAID. Also in Persian Wikipedia, Tofan Pirani deleted 4 times by WP:N and Keyvan Dehnad just nominated for deletion by a admin. According by WP:DP He can not remove deletion tag as he did twice times. Sincerely. MMA Kid (talk) 05:10, 18 September 2021 (UTC)
 * As explained to you, you will need to report the user at WP:COIN or WP:ANI.  ✗  plicit  10:10, 18 September 2021 (UTC)

Undelete file
File:Golden Ticket Awards.jpg should not have been deleted it has the proper rationale for free usage and I was tired of arguing with a bot that kept removing it from the page. The bot's owner finally fixed the bot and stopped marking it as not having proper rationale. I was about to put it back in the article it was originally placed in. Please undelete it, I don't feel like uploading it again.— JlACEer ( talk ) 05:22, 18 September 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅, the file has been restored. ✗  plicit  10:10, 18 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi Explicit. You might want to take another look at this since there is also File:Golden Ticket Awards logo.png. The png seems to have replaced the jpg in Golden Ticket Award for Best New Ride, which is what the rationale is for on the jpg's page. 's bot was correctly removing the jpg from Amusement Today because there was no non-free use rationale provided for that particular use. There's no need for both a png and jpg file, and it seems unlikely, IMO, that a valid rational can be written for the "Amusement Today" article per item 6 of WP:NFC and WP:JUSTONE; I guess JIACEer can try and add one if he feels differently but he probably should add it to the png's page. My guess though is that it would be hard to establish a consensus for such a thing at FFD. -- Marchjuly (talk) 15:44, 18 September 2021 (UTC)
 * File:Golden Ticket Awards logo.png is a dated ticket (2020) so it is not the same. The ticket I uploaded is non-dated (VIP on both sides). Item 6 of WP:NFC#UUI and WP:JUSTONE do not apply because the image of a generic nondated ticket does not have its own article. There is no page titled Golden Ticket Awards. If someone wants to convert that jpeg to a PNG or an SVG, feel free, but please don't delete it. The ticket was intended to be used on the Amusement Today however, it is probably appropriate on the Golden Ticket Award for Best New Ride page as well. The PNG file really has no justification for its use. The PNG image is of a generic 2020 ticket, and "Best New Ride" was discontinued after 2018. There were actual tickets for "best new ride," (see this link) designed every year but it is not the image that is displayed on the page titled Golden Ticket Award for Best New Ride.— JlACEer ( talk ) 19:52, 18 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for taking care of this so quickly.— JlACEer ( talk ) 20:03, 18 September 2021 (UTC)
 * When you want to use a non-free file in multiple ways (e.g. multiple times in the same article or a single use each in different articles), you need to provide a separate specific non-free use rationale for each use as explained in WP:NFCC and WP:NFC. The bot keeps removing the file every time you add it to Amusement Today because you keep adding said file to that article without adding a corresponding rationale for that particular use to the file's page. It makes no difference that you replaced the png in Golden Ticket Award for Best New Ride with the jpg Explicit restored; you still need to add a separate specific rationale for the file's use in "Amusement Today". Continuing to re-add the file without also adding the corresponding rationale isn't arguing with a bot as you posted above; it's edit warring (even if you don't meant to do so) with a bot and is something that may lead to you being WP:BLOCKed if you keep on doing. Bots don't argue; they just keep doing what they've been tasked to do and removing non-free files per WP:NFCCE is what has been tasked to do. So, the bot is correctly doing what  tasked it to do and it's leaving edit summaries explaining why; the only way to stop it is for you (i.e. as the person who wants to use the file) to add the required missing rationale to the file's page for that use.As for the other stuff about the differences between the two files, thank you for clarifying them. What you posted may be true or it may be something needed to be figured out through further discussion; however, you've now made the png file an orphaned non-free file by replacing it which means it will shortly be tagged for speedy deletion per WP:F5. A non-free file can be used in multiple articles as long as each use complies with all ten WP:NFCCP; a non-free file, however, needs to be used in at least one article for it to avoid be tagged for speedy deletion per WP:NFCC. If you don't want to png to end up deleted, you should find another acceptable non-free use for the file so that it's no longer orphaned. The person who uploaded the png file will receive a notification that it's going to be deleted. If they or anyone else disagrees with your assessment of the file's use in the "Golden Ticket" article, you will be expected to resolve things through discussion.Finally, even if you provide a non-free use rationale for the jpgs use in "Amusement Today", that rationale can still be challenged by another editor who disagrees with your assessment. Therefore, I suggest you should make sure to clarify why the jpg file meets all ten NFCCP in the rationales provided for each of its uses on the file's page. You might also want to consider adding sourced critical commentary about jpg ticket itself, particularly to the "Amusement Today" page to strengthen it's justification for non-free use per WP:NFC. Each non-free use needs to meet all ten NFCCP, and failing even WP:JUSTONE means the non-free use isn't compliant. Adding a non-free use rationale doesn't automatically make a non-free use policy compliant. By replacing the png file in the "Golden Ticket Award" article with the jpg, you've actually made a case in favor of applying item 6 of WP:NFC to the file's use in "Amusement Today" and this is something you should address in the rationale you provide for that particular use.-- Marchjuly (talk) 22:05, 18 September 2021 (UTC)

Close the Crystal Paras deletion discussion
Hi Explicit, please can you close the Articles for deletion/Crystal Paras as keep. AnsrieJames9 (talk) 08:45, 19 September 2021 (UTC)
 * This is an entirely inappropriate request. You can not ask any user to close a discussion in favor of your position. ✗  plicit  12:28, 19 September 2021 (UTC)

File:Dale Fuller.jpg
Hi Explicit, can you please transfer this file of image of actress Dale Fuller to Wikipedia Commons? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.57.34.195 (talk) 14:57, 20 September 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅, file transferred. ✗  plicit  23:45, 20 September 2021 (UTC)

Deleted file
Hi Explicit. On March 13, 2021 File:Lothlorien logo.jpg was deleted by you because the article Lothlorien Hall was redirected and its content deleted. The content was restored on September 5, 2021 based on a successful appeal. Can you please restore the Lothlorien logo file so I can use it in the article. Thank you Rybkovich (talk)
 * ✅, file restored. ✗  plicit  23:45, 20 September 2021 (UTC)


 * Great! Thank you Rybkovich (talk) 01:51, 21 September 2021 (UTC)

File:Edward Mayne Ellis.jpg
Hi Explicit, can you please transfer this file of image of actor Edward Ellis to Wikipedia Commons? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.57.34.195 (talk) 14:48, 22 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Hmm, FileImporter does not recognize PD-EU-no author disclosure as a valid license and won't allow me to transfer the file, even though the license exists on Commons., can you provide any insight? Have you come across an issue like this one before? ✗  plicit  11:45, 23 September 2021 (UTC)

Mohammad El Medawar
Dear Explicit, I understand very well your deletion of my article.

The text that I wrote is exactly the same as the text written in this Wikipedia article below https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Langston

Mr. Michael works as a professor at a university, and I work also as a lecturer in a reputable university. Mr. Michael work in research field of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, and I work also in the research field of the same topics. Mr. Michael has multiple publications and he mentioned only 1 reference, and also I have multiple publications and I mentioned 1 reference.

May I know why my article is deleted while the article of Mr. Michael is available online.

I'm willing to listen to you, know what wrong I am doing and to correct my mistakes. My ultimate goal is to have my profile published on Wikipedia.

I truly believe that my article is notable (unique), I am not advertising myself, and I have an important award, and a very notable invention in the field of education. — Preceding unsigned comment added by MohammadElMedawar (talk • contribs) 10:22, 23 September 2021 (UTC)


 * It looks like a few of the admins you contacted have responded to your questions. My response would be similar, and I don't think I will provide you with any new information. ✗  plicit  11:45, 23 September 2021 (UTC)

File:Thelma Lou.jpg
Hi Explicit, can you please transfer this file of image of actress Betty Lynn as the character of Thelma Lou to Wikipedia Commons? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.57.34.195 (talk) 14:18, 22 September 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅. ✗  plicit  13:20, 25 September 2021 (UTC)

Undeletion of "Van Lindberg" article
Hi Explicit, it appears that this article was the result of a soft delete without substantive discussion. I noticed it when I was going to edit the article "Comparison of free and open-source software licences" to include the Cryptographic Autonomy License which was approved by the OSI last year. Other authors of similar licenses are also listed there. The CAL was also uniquely controversial, leading to Bruce Perens' leaving of the OSI due to conflict with Lindberg. Can this article be restored? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.232.50.250 (talk • contribs) 21:22, 25 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done – as a contested soft deletion, the article has been restored upon request. ✗  plicit  11:31, 26 September 2021 (UTC)

Stanley Ridges
Hi Exlpicit, I found this image on ebay of American actor Stanley Ridges and I don't know if it's a public domain image or a copyrighted image, so can you check it to verify it please?, and in the case it is a public domain image can you please upload it into Wikipedia Commons? Ham2703 (talk) 04:27, 26 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, the listing for this item doesn't contain enough information of the photograph to determine its copyright status. You will need to contact the seller directly and inquire for further information. ✗  plicit  11:31, 26 September 2021 (UTC)

Nikolay Zak
Hello Explicit,

Last month, three contributors agreed to delete the article of this mathematician who has interesting claims about Jeanne Calment, the longevity record holder. But none of the handful of people involved in Talk:Jeanne Calment were pinged. I feel like we haven't had a proper debate.

I am currently writing a Draft:Jeanne Calment identity switch hypothesis. If un-deletions are not possible, I'd like to have the dead article's wikitext in this sandbox page, so that I can integrate the exact references in the draft article. Thank you in advance. Kahlores (talk) 01:08, 24 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, the deleted article's text will be available here for two weeks before the link expires. ✗  plicit  13:20, 25 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you. Kahlores (talk) 09:05, 28 September 2021 (UTC)

Speedy Deletion of PDM Diploma in Engineering
You seem to have contested the Speedy Deletion of PDM Diploma in Engineering. There is no such college with the name PDM Diploma in Engineering. It is a small course under PDM University. — Preceding unsigned comment added by AkshayKakkar (talk • contribs) 14:57, 28 September 2021 (UTC)
 * I did not contest the speedy deletion, I declined it. The criteria is very narrowly defined and this particular page did not meet any of them. As stated in my edit summary, you are free to nominate the page for deletion using WP:PROD or WP:AFD. ✗  plicit  00:50, 29 September 2021 (UTC)

File:The Bs from the Beth B and Scott B, Black Box and G-Man, Flyer, 1978.jpg
Hi Explicit. Would you mind taking a look at File:The Bs from the Beth B and Scott B, Black Box and G-Man, Flyer, 1978.jpg? You just deleted File:Scott B and Beth B poster for THE OFFENDERS.jpg for F7 reasons and I've tried to explain to this user at User talk:Valueyou that non-free images of living persons are pretty much never allowed after a number of their other uploads were deleted for F7 reasons. Some concerns about some of their other images claimed as "own work" were raised as well, but their response was that they're basically too busy to deal with them. That's fine, but they seem to have enough time to upload another image that is questionable for FREER reasons. I'm not trying to give them a hard time, but I'm not sure how to try and explain things any other way than NFCC#1 pretty much never allows non-free images of still living persons. -- Marchjuly (talk) 12:00, 25 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, the deleted file shows this image, which is quite different from the new upload. The best course of action is to proceed to FFD. Ditto for the images with questionable own-work claims. ✗  plicit  13:20, 25 September 2021 (UTC)
 * My apologies Explicit since my post was a bit unclear. I know the two files aren't the same. My concern is that this editor keeps uploading non-free photos of still-living people despite six different files being tagged with rfu and deleted for F7 reasons since the middle of this past August. Their argument each and every time has been the same: "only image available of the subject". I was going to tag the latest with rfu as well, but thought I'd ask you about it first since you are actually the admin who actually deleted the other six files, and most likely would be the one who deletes this one as well if tagged as such. -- Marchjuly (talk) 13:53, 25 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Ah, I see now. I will leave a note on the user's talk page shortly. ✗  plicit  11:31, 26 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for taking another look at this. -- Marchjuly (talk) 01:25, 29 September 2021 (UTC)

Redeletion of Annwesha Hazra
Hi, I found that long back you deleted a page Annwesha Hazra, because of sockpuppetry, and because of conflict of interest, and because there was not enough sources to qualify for a wiki page. However, now she has gained widespread popularity, and now she has many articles on her across Google. I want you to recover the page, so that I can modify it, but however I do not have any COI of her. Please do the needful. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 45.249.83.52 (talk) 5:45, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, since Annwesha Hazra was deleted as a result of the deletion discussion which took place at Articles for deletion/Annwesha Hazra, I do not have the authority to unilaterally overturn the consensus which lead to that outcome. There is a draft at Draft:Annwesha Hazra, which you can improve and submit for review when it's ready. However, in its current state, the quality is lower than the the deleted version. Please refer the notability guidelines WP:NACTOR and WP:GNG for guidance. ✗  plicit  06:45, 30 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes, however, it would have been really nice of you, if I could have got, the deleted version of the page, since you are saying that the draft version, is worse than the deleted version. I saw that page when it was first published, and it was quite developed, except that it was made for advertising. I wanted to see that page, and rewrite it in my own words, which will not of COI, or for advertising. I promise that I will not copy and paste the same thing. I will remove all the text, that does not have a suitable source. If you don't want to recover the page, then you can send me the contents of the page by email. If you agree to my proposal, then I will drop my email, on your talk page. Awaiting your valuable reply, and hoping that you will accept my proposal. Regards. 45.249.83.52 (talk) 07:42, 30 September 2021 (UTC)

Page 'Ratan Singh Punia' got deleted.
Sir, I created a page 'Ratan Singh Punia' but it got deleted, I don't know the reason of deletion also this is my first time of creating a wikipedia page. Help me to recover the page, I am ready to follow every procedure.Basedch (talk) 15:25, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, the page you created was not deleted, but moved into draftspace by . I suspect it was moved because it appears to be underdeveloped and not ready for mainspace. Asking that user directly may give you a better idea of what issues exactly they saw. ✗  plicit  00:53, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

Draft:H.W. Gim
Hello Explicit, can you please review and improve this draft about an article I created about Chinese-American actor H.W. Gim for at least to be in the mainspace? Ham2703 19:37, 1 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, you may receive better feedback at WP:ACTOR.. ✗  plicit  00:53, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

Recover text, please
Ni! Hello, you recently deleted a draft I was interested in, Draft:Hubzilla, marking it as CSD G13. I tried following the procedure to reinstate it, but the editors on the Requests for Undeletion page refused to reinstate the draft alleging that the page was deleted under G11. I tried to reason with them but they don't seem to listen. Can you please check that out ? Here's a link to the removal of my request. And, as a last resort, could I have a copy of the old contents of the page and the talk page, please? Thank you! Solstag (talk) 09:10, 29 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done – as a draft or Articles for creation submission deleted under CSD G13, the page has been restored upon request. Drafts and Articles for creation are not for the indefinite hosting of material found to be unsuitable for inclusion in the encyclopedia.
 * I have no idea why it wasn't restored. It has its problems, but nothing that fits the strict definition of WP:CSD. If it was truly spam or advertising, it wouldn't have survived five years of being hosted, nor would have it gone through at least four reviewers. I apologize on behalf of the amateurs that don't understand policy and refused to restore the draft. ✗  plicit  09:32, 29 September 2021 (UTC)
 * Ni! Thank you for your assistance, ✗  plicit . Best regards, Solstag (talk) 13:12, 2 October 2021 (UTC)

Kindly restored a page you deleted
Blessed morning to you dear Explicit. You recently deleted a page about a Nigerian notable and uprising song writer and producer content, Official Genius on Wikipedia. I believe this is misunderstood. And if there is any problem or issues that need to be resolved, kindly mention it while I fix it. Thank you as I await your response. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Haqulix (talk • contribs) 06:15, 2 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, it seems that User talk:Only1genius4real/sandbox was moved to Only1genius4real/sandbox and deleted by as promotion, and I deleted the resulting redirect. You may want to contact that deleting admin instead.  ✗  plicit  00:18, 3 October 2021 (UTC)

Template:Copy to Wiktionary
Just a pointer — you deleted this template, but you didn't clean up the incoming links. —Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 18:11, 2 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, thanks for pointing this out. I'll go about to clean this up shortly! ✗  plicit  00:18, 3 October 2021 (UTC)

A Barnstar for you

 * Thank you! Much appreciated. ✗  plicit  00:18, 3 October 2021 (UTC)

File:Wmtswsg.jpeg
Hi Explicit. Would you mind taking a look at File:Wmtswsg.jpeg? It was deleted per F5, but it was being used in Who Made the Sunshine before it was removed for NFCC#10c reasons. I left a message on the uploader's user talk page, but they never responded and eventually blanked the page. I guess it could be argued that if they didn't care enough to try and resolve the NFCC issues, then perhaps it's best that the file remains deleted. If, however, there's a chance it can be restored, then maybe someone else should try. FWIW, I kind of forgot about the file, but the article was still on my watchlist and was recently edited by another editor. -- Marchjuly (talk) 11:52, 2 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, looks like this file was uploaded with a license only, but no FUR. It seems like an easy fix and I'll probably undelete it in a bit to make the necessary adjustments. ✗  plicit  00:18, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Thank you for looking into this. -- Marchjuly (talk) 08:49, 3 October 2021 (UTC)

About speedy deletion criteria
Hi, Is there any speedy deletion criteria for submitted drafted article which is already exists in main article space? Please tell me. Thank you ! Fade258 (talk) 00:29, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, there is no speedy deletion criterion for drafts that duplicate content already in mainspace. It's generally okay to just redirect the draft to the article and add R from draft to it. ✗  plicit  00:32, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
 * If the user created draft for any topic and after few days same user had create article about same draft topic then how would we treat them? Fade258 (talk) 00:37, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
 * That may require a history merge. Could you link to two pages? ✗  plicit  00:39, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Sorry for late reply. Yes, Here is the link Draft:Aasif Sheikh (Nepalese Cricketer) and Aasif Sheikh (cricketer). Fade258 (talk) 00:58, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Hm, because of the overlapping edits between the two pages, a history merge would create quite a mess. In this case, a redirect is best. ✗  plicit  11:51, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
 * , Thank you for your guidance and This is my personal thought can you create the new Speedy deletion criteria for this type of problem? Fade258 (talk) 11:57, 3 October 2021 (UTC)

Deleted Page
I noticed previously in the past you deleted Church_of_Jesus_Christ_in_Zion page. And I was doing a lot of research and have been a faithful contributor to the Roger E Billings page (the page of the founder) and I was just curious if I could see what the original page said before deletion. You can contact me on Twitter via @Fishmrcp Fishmr (talk) 03:53, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Hi, do you simply want to retrieve the content or have the page restored? ✗  plicit  11:51, 3 October 2021 (UTC)

I would personally love at the very least to retrieve it. However, if I could get it restored, that would be much appreciated as well. In fact, if it were to be restored, my course of action would be to revise it and fix the issues with it that led to it's deletion. Pages such as that one have been victims of a lot of vandalism and as such I would love to be able to restore lost data. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fishmr (talk • contribs) 16:06, 3 October 2021 (UTC)

Hey, I was wondering if you could return the Church of Jesus Christ in Zion page that you deleted. I've been doing some research and would love to clean it up. If it's unable to be restored, I would at the very least love to read it for my own research purposes, as related Pages have been victims of vandalism and a lot of information on this topic has been subtlely scrubbed (archive.org pages removed for example) so id personally love to see it due to the fact that it's obscure information now. @explicit Fishmr (talk) 02:36, 4 October 2021 (UTC)


 * Yes check.svg Done – as a contested proposed deletion, the article has been restored upon request. ✗  plicit  02:41, 4 October 2021 (UTC)