User talk:Explicit/Archive 45

Subroto Das AfD
Would you be willing to reevaluate your Keep close at Articles for deletion/Subroto Das (2nd nomination)? The Keep !votes fail to address the fact that the article fails the WP:SPORTCRIT requirement that at least one SIGCOV reference be included int he article, as well as the WP:NRV policy which requires verifiable evidence of notability, not just the assertion that coverage is likely to exist. Please not that the article is sourced solely to a Cricinfo database entry and no editor has presented any SIGCOV sourcing whatsoever. –dlthewave ☎ 15:31, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I would also add Articles for deletion/Shabana Kausar (2nd nomination) and Articles for deletion/Mamata Kanojia (2nd nomination) to the list, for the same reasons. –dlthewave ☎ 15:34, 9 July 2022 (UTC)

Busted XFDcloser edit-summary
When cleaning up after PROD-deleting EUFIC, you got a bunch of "Removing link(s) undefined (XFDcloser)" (example)...points to "undefined" as if it were the target you were deleting. I've never used that tool to know anything more about this situation. DMacks (talk) 00:37, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
 * This issue has been brought up in the past at Wikipedia talk:XFDcloser, but nothing ever came from it. Not a huge issue, I think. ✗  plicit  02:39, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Definitely not even as much as a medium-sized issue, just wanted to make sure it was one someone's radar if it wasn't a one-off mis-click. DMacks (talk) 03:24, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

Happy First Edit Day!
 Happy First Edit Day! Have a very happy first edit anniversary!

From the Birthday Committee,  Comr Melody Idoghor  (talk)  11:18, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

Invitation to join the Fifteen Year Society
Dear ,

I'd like to extend a cordial invitation to you to join the Fifteen Year Society, an informal group for editors who've been participating in the Wikipedia project for fifteen years or more. &#x200B;

Best regards, Chris Troutman  ( talk ) 14:45, 11 July 2022 (UTC)

Deletion review for Mamata Kanojia
An editor has asked for a deletion review of Mamata Kanojia. 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. –dlthewave ☎ 03:52, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

Deletion review for Shabana Kausar
An editor has asked for a deletion review of Shabana Kausar. 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. –dlthewave ☎ 03:52, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

Deletion review for Subroto Das
An editor has asked for a deletion review of Subroto Das. 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. –dlthewave ☎ 03:52, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

File:Police Tent Splendour 2017 2.jpg
Hi Explicit. Would you mind looking at File:Police Tent Splendour 2017 2.jpg? You've already deleted it three times for F5 reasons, but the the uploader keeps re-uploading it after it has been deleted. The file has a rationale but the uploader never seems to add it to any articles after they re-upload the file. The uploader's user talk page is pretty much filled with F5 notifications; so, you'd imagine they are at least aware by now that non-free files need to be used in at least one article. While I have my doubts about this image meeting the NFCC for other reasons, there's nothing really to discuss about it if it continues to remain unused each type it's re-uploaded. -- Marchjuly (talk) 20:11, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

Template:LtRep1
Hi, you closed the deletion discussion and deleted the template Template:LtRep1. The reason given in the deletion nomination was that it's no longer used however it was used at Long-term abuse/Filing instructions in the inputbox's  field. I'm wondering what the correct process is to get the template restored, I'm not sure if Requests for undeletion or Deletion review is more appropriate or if any formal process is needed at all. 21:55, 15 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, I've gone ahead and restored the template. Courtesy ping to . ✗  plicit  04:36, 16 July 2022 (UTC)

Grub Street Productions
Hi. I just submitted a request for this article to be undeleted but wasn't sure if I needed to post on your talk page too. I think this production company is notable as it produced two of the biggest sitcoms in the world in the 90's, "Frasier" and "Wings". More citations - especially scholarly ones - could be found if editors including me are given the time to find them and work on the article. I'm sure there are many references available in books on television shows of the period which I've confirmed by a quick glance - but will need much more time to go through them. Thanks. SitcomyFan (talk) 01:42, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Restored via WP:Requests for undeletion. Jay (talk) 02:41, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you. I spent time today going through sources and adding citations to the article. Also updating the article with quotes from articles such as LA Times. There are more sources too if needed but I think the amount I added should be sufficient. Please let me know if either of you @Jay @Explicit have time to take a look. If it's possible to restore the article properly that would be great as AFC could take months if not and I'm also not sure how to restore the previous links to the pages like Wings and other articles as it did not do that. Thanks again. SitcomyFan (talk) 10:22, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Sorry I could not take a look, but I see that you have moved it to article space. Jay (talk) 14:54, 17 July 2022 (UTC)

Samuel Davis AfD
Hi! I did a fair amount of work to the Samuel H. Davis article during the AfD. In my keep vote, I said I would preserve the info in the article about the base if the deleted article were draftified or userified. Would you mind userifying it to me so I can clean it up and add it to a section in the base's article, make sure the Samuel Davis disambiguation page is properly noted and linked, etc.? I'm hoping to provide biographical information on both soldiers for whom the base is named in the coming weeks. Thank you! DiamondRemley39 (talk) 13:48, 13 July 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi. I'm bumping this because I haven't heard from you in a few days. It would save me a little time if someone could do this vs. if I have to work through my contributions and the citations I created to figure out what all was there before adapting it. If you are uncomfortable or otherwise unwilling to userify the page, that's fine; I can find somewhere else to appeal to someone to do so and mention that I got no response here (this has happened once before and I believe that is protocol or close to it). Have a nice day. DiamondRemley39 (talk) 16:43, 17 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Apologies for the late response, I must have lost track of this request in the shuffle. I have userfied the page, which is available at User:DiamondRemley39/Samuel H. Davis (United States Army Air Service officer). ✗  plicit  00:30, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

The Beautiful Truth
Hi, Explicit. I was about to close, but, looking at the history, decided I disagreed with the removal of the content from Max Gerson, and have now partly undone the edit from 2011. By the time I had, though, you'd (reasonably) closed as delete. Since both delete votes were predicated on there not being a mention at target, would you mind reöpening so we can all discuss that development? Thanks. -- Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she&#124;they&#124;xe) 00:18, 18 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, I have restored the redirect and reopened the discussion, which is now listed at Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 July 18. ✗  plicit  00:30, 18 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks!   --  Tamzin  [ cetacean needed ] (she&#124;they&#124;xe) 00:37, 18 July 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Mazraeh-ye Baqr Sheybani
Hi Explicit, thanks for closing the above AFD discussion. I note that Mazraeh-ye Moruji was also proposed for deletion in the same AFD, and both !votes were "delete both" - should this be deleted also or do you think it should be proposed separately? FOARP (talk) 07:53, 19 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, Mazraeh-ye Moruji was never tagged for deletion, so deleting it as a result of Articles for deletion/Mazraeh-ye Baqr Sheybani would have been out of process. A separate discussion is required. ✗  plicit  03:33, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

File:Lusaka International Airport, common lounge, view II.jpg
"All rights released for fair use." shouldn't this be taken as it was only released as fair use? --Minorax &laquo;&brvbar;talk&brvbar;&raquo; 02:59, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
 * One can't "release" something under fair use because no rights were relinquished. We would also have to ignore the Creative Commons license to claim that the uploader intended the file to be non-free, which doesn't seem to be the case. ✗  plicit  03:33, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

File:Robert Downey Sr 2016.png
What was wrong with the FUR here? I not only linked precisely where it came from, but the image used in the file source was its subject matter. Deleting it so quickly doesn't seem reasonable. SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 04:14, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Please see WP:CSD: "Non-free images or media from a commercial source (e.g. Associated Press, Getty Images), where the file itself is the subject of sourced commentary, are considered an invalid claim of fair use and fail the strict requirements of Non-free content criteria; and may be deleted ." This pretty much met the speedy deletion criterion to a T. ✗  plicit  06:34, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
 * I could've sworn having a whole Wikipedia article dedicated to a subject would be more than enough to count as he's the focus of that image and page. SNUGGUMS (talk / edits) 11:55, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
 * The image you uploaded was originally from Getty Images. Photos from such agencies are generally not accepted because they do not respect commercial opportunities as policy requires, hence why they are subject to speedy deletion per the aforementioned criterion. You are free to upload a different image as long as the original source is not Getty, AP, etc. ✗  plicit  12:53, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
 * In that case, I will upon finding a good substitute. SNUGGUMS (<b style="color:#009900">talk</b> / <b style="color:#009900">edits</b>) 14:39, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

Redirect to Burning Sun Article
Hello, I noticed you redirected my article, "Seungri's Case and Scandal" to the "Burning Sun Scandal" article. Considering the fact that the content in the first article is completely different from what is contained in the Burning Sun article, there is no reason to classify them as duplicates. The two articles do not even cover the same topic and should not be grouped together. While my article covers Seungri's trials that took place in court, the Burning Sun article is focused on the club Burning Sun and barely discusses Seungri's case. In fact, only a paragraph in that article is dedicated to Seungri's case and it is incredibly misleading. The Seungri's Case and Scandal article also barely discusses Burning Sun and only briefly mentions it perhaps only three times. There is little overlap between the two articles and they are not duplicates. I see no reason why my article was redirected to the Burning Sun article and I kindly ask for it to be left as a separate page. Thank you. Lemon Orange28 (talk) 02:34, 20 July 2022 (UTC)


 * Hello again Explicit, I noticed you have replied to other users' posts and not to mine, and I'm wondering if I'm being willfully ignored. Sorry if I appear too eager to get a response but I initially assumed that since you made such a radical change on my article by removing it entirely that you, as an experienced editor, may have had a good reason for doing so. I would like to know what your reason was, as it would be very helpful to me for future editing. Thank you very much! :) Lemon Orange28 (talk) 10:06, 20 July 2022 (UTC)

I'm not sure if there's anything I can say that hasn't on their talk page. This was originally brought to my attention at User talk:Melcous. I suggest you bring your concerns to Talk:Burning Sun scandal, as over 60 people have that page on their watchlist. ✗ plicit  12:53, 20 July 2022 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your suggestion, but after asking Ingenuity multiple times about why they believe my article is a duplicate of the Burning Sun article, I still haven't gotten a proper explanation from them. Since you are the one that initially took the step to redirect my article, I am simply asking for an explanation from you directly as to why you believe this was appropriate. Lemon Orange28 (talk) 18:48, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Hello again, as per Ingenuity's suggestion to work on the article through draftspace, this is the route I intend to take! Thank you very much for your attention! Lemon Orange28 (talk) 01:16, 21 July 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for the considerate close
Thanks for removing the template edit links before you subst'd the templates deleted at Templates for discussion/Log/2022 July 14. I was about to go through to fix the articles that they'd be subst'd onto and saw that they were already gone. Gold star for thoughtfulness. Cheers, Axem Titanium (talk) 17:44, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

Nielsen closes
Thank you for closing several of those discussions; it is appreciated. However, I think you made a small mistake with two of them; Articles for deletion/Erik Nielsen (footballer, born 1938) and Articles for deletion/Erik Nielsen (footballer, born 1932). You said Without any rebuttal against the "redirect" alternative, the result culminated as such, but Cbl62 presented such a rebuttal, arguing Given how common the name "Erik Nielsen" is in Denmark (examples here and here), I also think that a redirect has negative value and potential for confusion. BilledMammal (talk) 14:38, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, while technically true, the titles of these two articles incredibly specific—the qualifier specifies birth years—to the point that I was not particularly convinced by 's argument that it would cause confusion, especially without evidence to support such a claim. ✗  plicit  14:59, 25 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Fair enough BilledMammal (talk) 15:20, 25 July 2022 (UTC)

Relisting afd
Hi, Thank you for reviewing this deletion discussion: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Colin_Singer#Colin_Singer. May I ask why you chose to relist? You have mentioned a chance for a thorough discussion , but there was a very extensive discussion between the participants in my opinion, and changes were made to the article based on this discussion. Adding to that, "...relisting should not be a substitute for a "no consensus" closure. If the closer feels there has been substantive debate, disparate opinions supported by policy have been expressed, and consensus has not been achieved, a no-consensus close may be preferable". Isn't that the case here? Thank you for clarifying. Legalife103 (talk) 13:20, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, as WP:RELIST states, the reviewing administrator may relist a deletion discussion "to solicit further discussion to determine consensus". In order to get a clearer picture of consensus, I relisted the debate. ✗  plicit  13:48, 28 July 2022 (UTC)

Thank you! Legalife103 (talk) 13:54, 28 July 2022 (UTC)

List of current Star Magic artists
Hello, you closed the AfD of List of current Star Magic artists last November 2021. It was nominated by HotWiki because it was poorly sourced and it can be merged with Star Magic. A days later you closed the AfD, the subject was recreated as redirect targetting Star Magic without connection of the title to the target by the name artists. Will it re-nominate again for deletion or not? SeanJ 2007 (talk) 08:41, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, this redirect can't be speedy deleted under WP:CSD because the content is not the same. It doesn't quite make sense for this title to exist if there is no actual list of Star Magic artists at the target, so it may be worth nominating List of current Star Magic artists if you see it fit. ✗  plicit  13:48, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Okay, I will try to nominate that under RfD. SeanJ 2007 (talk) 00:25, 29 July 2022 (UTC)

Restoring a deleted list to userspace
Hello Explicit! Would you be so kind to restore List of people on the postage stamps of Guatemala to my userspace? I don't want to restore the article itself; there were a few people listed there who could merit their own article, and a few others who did have articles but they were not linked properly (so a redirect would be useful). I'll be tagging it for deletion once I get the information I need from there. Thank you! –FlyingAce✈hello 22:16, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅, the content is now available at User:FlyingAce/List of people on the postage stamps of Guatemala. ✗  plicit  00:31, 29 July 2022 (UTC)

File:LufthansaFlightGear2.png
This is a derivative of a game/simulator and uploader can't release it with a free license. --<span style="font-family: monospace, monospace; color:#69C;">Minorax &laquo;&brvbar;talk&brvbar;&raquo; 07:16, 29 July 2022 (UTC)

File:Naughty America logo.jpg
Hi Explicit. You declined this the F8 deletion request for this, which is fine. However, if you look at c:File:Naughty America logo.jpg, you'll see that it appears to be an improperly done crop per c:COM:OVERWRITE and that the older uncropped version is actually the same as the non-free one. Any suggestions on how this should be resolved because the local file is now sort of a mess because of the bad attempt to convert the file's licensing from non-free to PD, and the Commons file is sort of a mess because of the overwriting? I'm sure the intentions were the best in both cases, but it's just that things weren't done very well in either case. Maybe c:COM:SPLIT would resolve both problems? -- Marchjuly (talk) 12:00, 30 July 2022 (UTC)

Closing discussion on deletion/Tariq Hilal Al Barwani
Hello, could I kindly request you to review the discussion & close if no more input required. The page has been in Wikipedia for over 3 years and only requires enhancement at this stage. Obviously the profile person is notable and there are many English and non English sources available from credible sources too. May I humbly ask for you to close the discussion and keep the page as it is legitimate? Thanks in advance TerryWiki12 (talk) 17:27, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Explicit, I've just closed the discussion as delete. You're a much more experienced closer of AfDs than I am. Do you agree with my close?--Bbb23 (talk) 18:02, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, the closure looks perfectly sound to me. I did a quick scan of the two sources present at the AFD and they're essentially copies of each other, indicating press releases, so the "delete" !votes were spot on. ✗  plicit  01:22, 30 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Bb23, shouldn't we request for enhancement than deleting an article that was credible & legitimate for past 3 years? TerryWiki12 (talk) 21:56, 29 July 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi . Three years isn't really a long time when it comes to Wikipedia per se, but it really doesn't matter how long the article existed for the reasons explained in WP:LONGTIME. What would matter, however, is showing how the subject clearly meets WP:BIO. Perhaps, it's just a case of WP:TOOSOON at the moment and the subject may in the future receive the type of WP:SIGCOV deemed necessary for a Wikipedia article to be written about them. -- Marchjuly (talk) 12:06, 30 July 2022 (UTC)

August 2022
There is currently a discussion at Administrators' noticeboard/Incidents regarding an issue with which you may have been involved. The thread is Editor making rapid, nonsense !votes at AfD and refusing to accept new sports SNG. Thank you. StAnselm (talk) 18:26, 2 August 2022 (UTC)

Kaos (TV series) deletion
Hi @Explicit, I want to make an article about the upcoming Netflix series, Kaos. I've been notified by admin that you have deleted previous attempt to create article related to Kaos. May I know why? I don't want to waste my time creating the article only for it to be deleted/ignored/unpublished. Thank you for your consideration. WikiNarco (talk) 08:55, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, I'm guessing you mean Draft:Kaos (TV series), which you have already recreated. This page was deleted in accordance with WP:CSD as a draft that did not receive any edits for six months. You can request to restore its history at WP:REFUND. ✗  plicit  05:07, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Okay thanks for the info. WikiNarco (talk) 06:15, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

Kyogami
Hey there, just curious, is there any actual article content that was deleted with Kyogami, or was it just a simple redirect? BOZ (talk) 17:21, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, Kyogami was created in 2007 as an article and redirected in 2019 by with the edit summary, "Redirecting non-sourced article on minor board game to article on its publisher." This was the content in the revision before being redirected.  ✗  plicit  05:07, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
 * OK, thanks! That is amazingly helpful, and exactly what I needed to know. BOZ (talk) 11:44, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

World Kickboxing Network
Hi, I would like to understand the delation of this renowned Kickboxing organization. The article not only greatly meets WP:GNG with the long list of references, but moreover the WKN is one of the biggest kickboxing organization in the world, and was founded in 1994. WKN evolved as a subsidiary of International Sport Karate Association. The organizations split in 1998 and has been sanctioning world titles since then. Notable fighters have solidified their kickboxing status by competing in the WKN such as Jérôme Le Banner, Batu Khasikov, Nathan Corbett, John Wayne Parr, Artem Levin, Riyadh Al-Azzawi, Andrei Kulebin, Yohan Lidon, Corentin Jallon, GLORY Champion Gabriel Varga ect. The list of notable fighters that have fought under WKN is long. They become notable kickboxers by winning titles such as WKN, but the WKN itself has no encyclopedic page? The information about WKN is pertinent to kickboxing history.

Please take a look at a version of the article archived, to claim it does not pass WP: GNG is false.Archived version
 * Theres great coverage like this one about WKN and Don King
 * Independent and significant Coverage about the WKN President: Lethweimaster (talk) 08:40, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, did you read the deletion discussion at Articles for deletion/World Kickboxing Network? It was determined that the references in the article were not about the organization itself, but about events it sponsored. ✗  plicit  05:07, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Of course I read it, it was not really a discussion. There was only one person who commented.
 * Yes there was many article about the events being held, but A quick research and you find independent significant coverage. Easily passes WP: GNG with what I have listed below. What kind of editors are we if we can't research the web to find coverage for the subject of the encyclopedia? Here is a few a found after a quick research.
 * Fightbook.
 * ..prestigious World Kickboxing Network welterweight title.
 * Fightmag
 * The WKN World Cup 2009 is being held in Malta by The Malta Independent
 * Significant history article about notableWorld kickboxing federations in notable kickboxing/Muaythai website: Muaythai.tv: "La WKN est sans nul doute la Fédération Pro No1 au Monde. Présente et active sur les 5 continents, avec des Champions reconnus de haut niveau, elle n’a cessé de croitre pendant les dernières 20 années." English: "The WKN is undoubtedly the World's No1 Pro Federation. Present and active on 5 continents, with recognized high-level Champions, it has continued to believe for the past 20 years" "Avec plus de 200 galas dans le monde et près de 300 Championnats par an, c'est une vraie machine professionnelle qui donne à un titre sa vraie valeur." English: "With more than 200 galas around the world and nearly 300 Championships per year, it's a real professional machine that gives a title its true value."Fédérations : Le temps des vérités à dire We are tlaking about kickboxing history here.
 * Significant, independent coverage in Estonian, WKN, Sylvester Stallone.
 * Simply The Best «Argentina Fight Night» Live on FOX
 * Figthmag
 * It looks like FightMag has deleted most of the coverage from them (maybe in a feud), but the history of WKN (since 1990's is still findable via web archive). The subject has a lot of significant coverage and easily passes WP:GNG, but the editors didn't bother to research it. Not only do we have enough enough coverage, but the claim to notability and the significant impact on the history of kickboxing is significant, with so many legends being associated to this organizations. It's just asinine to not have an encyclopedic article about it. It's needs to be cleanup maybe but defiantly not deleted. Lets bring it back and I will, along with other editors, improve it and expand it. Lethweimaster (talk) 10:35, 5 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I have restored the page and moved it into draftspace at Draft:World Kickboxing Network. This will allow you to work on the page and submit it through the WP:AFC process, which I think will be a good way to allow other experienced editors to review the content. ✗  plicit  01:09, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

Image copyright concern
Explicit, I'm coming to you from Liz's talk page with a copyright question. Not long ago an editor added this image to the commons. They then added the picture to an article in a way that doesn't appear to comply with the copyright fair use exception. I don't know the origin of the picture but it seems like a number of similar pictures seen in news articles about the Kenosha Unrest Shooting. It appears to be used in the same capacity in our article. We aren't analyzing the picture itself or transforming it into something new. Instead we are saying "this is a picture of that person that night" which seems to be non-transformative to me (not an IP lawyer). Absent some clear ruling that this use is a copyright violation I don't want to simply remove what is otherwise an appropriate picture from the article. Would you please offer some guidance? Thanks. Springee (talk) 02:22, 6 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, first, as this file is licensed as fair use, it would not qualify for deletion as a copyright violation. Instead, its use must be evaluated against the non-free content criteria. A non-free image of a perpetrator being used in an article about the incident has historically been contentious, so the results of these types of discussions are generally inconsistent. I would suggest nominating the file for deletion at WP:FFD citing your concerns about its failures of abiding by the aforementioned NFCC policy. ✗  plicit  02:56, 6 August 2022 (UTC)

Talk:2016 Election leaks
I saw you deleted Talk:2016 Election leaks because the article doesnt exist yet. The Talk page was created because of the proposed merger of 2016 Democratic National Committee email leak and Podesta emails to that new page. I read the Merge pages and it seems the proper place for a discussion is on the Talk page of the proposed merge article, which is why I put it there. Otherwise theres two discussion spaces on the DNC and Podesta talk pages.

Is there a different or better way to do this? Did I do it wrong?

Id like to restore a discussion space asap, since theres no explanation for why anymore or anywhere for editors to talk about. Softlemonades (talk) 13:35, 7 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, the page was subject to speedy deletion per the pages dependent on a non-existent or deleted page criterion. It makes the discussion a little difficult to find if it's placed on a talk page of an article that doesn't exist, don't you think? You may want to consider using Template:Merge, which is accompanied with instructions that may aid you in putting your proposal forward, on the affected articles. The template can point to a single centralized discussion that can occur on either talk page. ✗  plicit  13:50, 7 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi! Thanks for your quick response.
 * I used the template on both pages, pointing to the Talk page that was deleted for discussion. Text like "By default, the Discuss link on the template links to the top of the destination page's talk page." from the Merge template made me think the Election Leaks talk page would be the right one to use. If its fine to use one of the existing articles talk page for the discussion, thats good with me.
 * Ill recreate the discussion on one of the pages then and update the templats to point to that. Thanks for talking and helping me figure out how to do this! Softlemonades (talk) 14:02, 7 August 2022 (UTC)

Page Re-creation
Hi Explicit, I have created a page that was deleted by you previously: Afternoon Voice. Please check if it fits under wiki guidelines. LGF 56 (talk) 10:10, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

AfD
What Is a Rumpletilskin? needs to be deleted also. SL93 (talk) 23:42, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅, thanks for pointing that out! ✗  plicit  23:44, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

Request for userfy
Could I get Draft:Quantum holography userfied to User:Bri/Quantum holography? I don't remember there being any other editors on it. ☆ Bri (talk) 15:54, 9 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Sure thing. Done and done! ✗  plicit  04:22, 10 August 2022 (UTC)

Afd
Hi, Articles for deletion/Faisal Shaikh I have made a mistake. I was trying to get another person into Afd. Please delete from Afd. SORRY PravinGanechari (talk) 12:26, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

Thank you PravinGanechari (talk) 12:28, 11 August 2022 (UTC)
 * No worries! ✗  plicit  12:29, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

Request to restore a draft article
Hello! Could you restore Draft:The Adventures of Pinocchio (1911 film) and its history as a sub page (here) for me, so I can keep working on it? --Bensin (talk) 18:31, 3 August 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅, the content is now available at User:Bensin/The Adventures of Pinocchio (1911 film). ✗  plicit  00:57, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you! --Bensin (talk) 20:42, 4 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks again for restoring both the draft and its history for me. The draft has now been approved, and moved into the article space here: The Adventures of Pinocchio (1911 film). --Bensin (talk) 21:10, 11 August 2022 (UTC)

Early PROD deletions
You don't need to delete dozens of the file PRODs ahead of time just because you are heading off-line and you will not be the admin who is handling them. There are other admins who can address them when their time is up. This seems really petty, like doing hundreds of PROD deletions in a batch deletion, hours before their time expires (you deleted them all at 00:10 UTC when some were tagged to expire at 03:00 UTC). I delete empty categories a little early simply because I know you will if I don't.

I try to not post on your talk page but this seems like it is getting out-of-hand and is pretty silly behavior for admins. Can't we abide by the clock and take care of pages when they are scheduled to be deleted and stop this game? You, if nothing else, follow the rules and you can't be this anxious to add to your deletion totals that you ignore basic guidelines on waiting until PRODs are due to be deleted instead of deleting them too early. I'll abide by these guidelines if you will! Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 15:54, 12 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Oh, I love this! Speaking of early deletions, let's look at all these pages you deleted ahead of schedule by at least an hour.
 * Articles for deletion/NexTech AR Solutions Corp.
 * Articles for deletion/K7 Computing
 * Articles for deletion/(274303) 2008 QW25
 * Articles for deletion/Solmaz Naghiloo
 * Articles for deletion/Rukmini Vasanth
 * Maybe half an hour early is more acceptable for you?
 * Category:Ohio Valley Conference men's golf
 * Category:Guarani-language journals
 * Category:Municipal corporations in Manipur
 * Category:Municipal corporations in Mizoram
 * Hmm, no. Let's scale it back... to three hours head of schedule!
 * Category:Winter Olympics competitors for Saudi Arabia
 * Category:Saudi Arabian skiers
 * Category:Saudi Arabian male skiers
 * Category:Saudi Arabian alpine skiers
 * For someone who is so against deleting PRODs ahead of schedule, this is a bad look for you.
 * Chah-e Ali Akbar Shahzehi
 * Chah-e Ali Ghazavi-ye Chahar
 * Chah-e Allabakhsh
 * Buddleja lindleyana 'Avent'
 * Buddleja lindleyana 'Avent'
 * Buddleja davidii 'Rice Creek'
 * I don't expect a response, but then again, you're not the type of person to hold any expectations for. ✗  plicit  23:44, 12 August 2022 (UTC)

Transfer to Commons
Hi Explicit, I would like to see if this file can transfer to Commons:

File:Chervang Kong Vang, teaching Nyiakeng Puachue, May 6 2017.jpg

This (freely-licensed) file was PRODed for being unused.

Best, Joofjoof (talk) 01:15, 13 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, the licensing appears to be good for transferring to Commons. May I ask where this file will be used? ✗  plicit  01:18, 13 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks - from the title, it sounds appropriate for the Nyiakeng Puachue Hmong or Hmong writing articles. Joofjoof (talk) 01:32, 13 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Sounds good, I have restored the file and transferred it to Commons. ✗  plicit  01:36, 13 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you! I have added it to Hmong_writing. Joofjoof (talk) 02:04, 13 August 2022 (UTC)

Closing AFDs
Hello, Explicit,

I'm leaving you this note because you probably close more AFD discussions than any admin. But, going through a log today, I noticed that editor Handmeanotherbagofthemchips posted "Delete per nom" on dozens of AFD discussions. Occasionally, they add an additional comment but it's mostly a throwaway delete comment that should be discounted. I posted a comment on their talk page but I also wanted to alert you so you knew when you see them that there are so many of these comments, they don't demonstrate that the editor even looked at the article being discussed.

Any way, I hope you are well and having a restful weekend. Liz <sup style="font-family: Times New Roman; color: #006400;">Read! Talk! 07:17, 14 August 2022 (UTC)

Request to restore a draft article
(talk) 16:01, 15 August 2021 (BST) Hi, I've noticed you have requested to remove the Rapita Systems draft Draft:Rapita Systems. Would it be possible for you to give reasoning behind the deletion?
 * Also raised at WP:REFUND, discussion moved to User talk:otaytay. Nthep (talk) 19:00, 15 August 2022 (UTC)

article recreation
Hello. I hope you are doing well. You had deleted Muhammad Aziz Arfaj after an AfD, and it has been recreated. Could you kindly check if it is similar in content? Thanks, —usernamekiran (talk) 05:37, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, the content is more-or-less the same, which some additional information added in this recreation. However, since the AFD resulted in "soft delete", the article is not eligible for speedy deletion in accordance with WP:CSD because the deletion was treated as an expired WP:PROD. It will need to go through AFD again if you feel that the subject does not meet notability guidelines. ✗  plicit  11:51, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
 * thanks. See you around :-) —usernamekiran (talk) 17:31, 16 August 2022 (UTC)

Challening "Replaceable fair use File:CodeMiko YouTube Portrait January 2022.jpg"
I do not believe a replaceable fair use alternative exists, the usage scenario and licensing is equivalent to that of the Dream YouTuber icon here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Dream_icon.svg That is, the digital art work is copyrighted by the original creator who has not released any of their content into the public domain or in any available licensing.

The file was uploaded using the Dream YouTuber icon as a template, as the situation seems identical. If Hammersoft can point me to any public domain alternative, I will gladly use that, but to my experience such work does not exist. LongJohn42 (talk) 16:42, 13 August 2022 (UTC)

Revdel request
24.239.74.171 has now inserted Zalgo text into multiple edit summaries, I've left a warning, but if you could zap the edit summaries as purely disruptive I'd appreciate it. A block may also be needed soon if this continues. Thanks, 74.73.224.126 (talk) 02:48, 18 August 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅, three edit summaries hidden. It was a bit of a task trying to figure out where they were coming from while going through their contributions. I'll keep an eye on them. ✗  plicit  02:54, 18 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks 74.73.224.126 (talk) 02:57, 18 August 2022 (UTC)

Page Re-Creation
Hi Explicit, I am creating a page that was deleted by you previously: ChikuPiku. Once done, please check if it fits under wiki guideline. Thanks RJ 4669 (talk) 12:00, 18 August 2022 (UTC)

SVD (rifle)
Hey there. Noticed that you deleted this page under WP:G6 to make way for an uncontroversial move. I was just about to decline that request, because there's a move discussion underway at Talk:SVD (firearm), and moving the article mid-discussion could be disruptive. What do you think? - Eureka Lott 03:19, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, thanks for pointing that out. The page should definitely not be moved in midst of a page move discussion, which did not acknowledge in their edit summary. I have restored the page.  ✗  plicit  03:24, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Now that I look a little closer, it appears that User:KnowledgeableHrvatica had already moved the article in the midst of the discussion, moving it from SVD-63 to SVD (firearm) after participating in the conversation. Ack. - Eureka Lott 03:33, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I have reverted the page move and left a notice on their talk page. Hopefully, that will settle things until the move discussion concludes.  ✗  plicit  03:40, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

Trifon
You have deleted this page, but I could not figure out why did you also delete Trifon (disambiguation) page? Shouldn't you inform the editor who created this disambiguation page? Egeymi (talk) 14:16, 21 August 2022 (UTC)
 * The original page Trifon was not a disambiguation page, but an article about a Serbian painter. Once it was deleted as a result of Articles for deletion/Trifon, Trifon (given name) was moved to the current title. ✗  plicit  14:50, 21 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Yes I know what was it. But there was a disambiguation page which was also deleted. That's why I am asking about it. --Egeymi (talk) 14:52, 21 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Trifon (disambiguation) was not deleted, it was redirected by . ✗  plicit  14:57, 21 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the information, --Egeymi (talk) 14:59, 21 August 2022 (UTC)

Help in renaming
I want to change the name of two articles:

1. Project I.G.I. -->> same (video game) 2. Project I.G.I. (series) -->> same (without series)

How can I do that?

See:

Kefefickó (talk) 03:20, 24 August 2022 (UTC)


 * You will need to initiate a requested move to change the title of both pages. Please follow the instructions found at WP:RMPM. ✗  plicit  03:48, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

File:Leon Gruenbaum playing the Samchillian Tip Tip Tip Cheeepeeeee. Photo by Mick Cantarella. Used with permission of the photographer.jpg Deletion.
Hi Explicit. This file, which was intended to be used on the Samchillian article once I had heard back from the admin I requested advice from, was deleted. I understand the reasons. The reasons I gave for uploading it were: <<There are too few samchillians for there to be unlimited or even limited amounts of free use images to use instead. Additionally, I have uploaded this with the permission of the photographer. That permission and the source of that permission, just to be thorough, are included in the file name. The photographer does not feel that it is a violation of copyright as long as he is credited.>> What do you suggest I use as a free image? What I uploaded is as close to a free image as any that exists. It has been used broadly in a variety of articles and in the Grove's Dictionary, and the photographer solely wants a written credit. There are literally only a handful of samchillian players on the planet. Please advise.

Source page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Leon_Gruenbaum_playing_the_Samchillian_Tip_Tip_Tip_Cheeepeeeee._Photo_by_Mick_Cantarella._Used_with_permission_of_the_photographer.jpg Duonneduck (talk) 20:41, 19 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi, File:Leon Gruenbaum playing the Samchillian Tip Tip Tip Cheeepeeeee. Photo by Mick Cantarella. Used with permission of the photographer.jpg wasn't deleted for being a copyright violation. The image was uploaded as a non-free media file, so it was evaluated against Wikipedia's non-free content criteria. As it stands, it violates the first point of the criteria because this instrument still exists, so it is possible for a photograph to be taken and uploaded with a suitable free license. You may want to contact the original photographer and ask if he would be willing to relinquish some of his rights over the photo so it can be freely licensed. ✗  plicit  14:50, 21 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the reply. Yes, it still exists, but as mentioned, in such small numbers as to make a photo difficult to obtain. I'll look into the photographer option. Being as he has granted permission if there is a credit given, can I upload as a free image and label the photograph, "Leon Gruenbaum playing the Samchillian Tip Tip Tip Cheeepeeeee. Photo by Mick Cantarella. Used with permission of the photographer." ? Duonneduck (talk) 06:27, 23 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, simply stating that permission from the photographer was obtained is not sufficient, as there is no way to verify that claim. If they are willing to relicense their work—the most commons licenses are Creative Commons licenses as listed at WP:CC-BY—please ask them to follow the instructions at WP:CONSENT. ✗  plicit  03:48, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I'll look into that. Thanks, E. Duonneduck (talk) 04:29, 26 August 2022 (UTC)

Deletion of non free images
you deleted a number of non free files I uploaded to the New South Wales Police Force strip search scandal article. Some of those files had previosuly been deleted on the basis of WP:F5 and WP:F7 violations, however I wasn't familiar with the rules regarding WP:NFCC or how they applied in practice at the time. Most of those files you deleted had been flagged for WP:NFCC violations. I felt that there were legitimate reasons to keep those files in the article and I left a message on each file's talk page explaining this. I understand that the NFCC criteria is strict, however I feel at the very least that those files should have been referred to FFD for further discussion. The files in question were: File:Lessons Learned Unit Screensaver.png File:Police Minister Strip Search Comments.ogv File:Mick Fuller Daily Telegraph 2019.jpg File:Police Tent Splendour 2017 2.jpg There's also another file which is pending deletion.

I know it's possible that those files may end up being deleted anyway, but nonetheless I still feel that they should be restored and referred to FFD first where a discussion can take place beforehand. Thank you OpticalBloom241 (talk) 05:41, 16 August 2022 (UTC)


 * Very well, this is a reasonable request to allow further discussion regarding the usage of these media files. I will undelete these listed files so they can be discussed at FFD. Pinging and, who have previously tagged these for deletion.  ✗  plicit  11:51, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for the ping Explicit. None of these files, however, are currently being used in any articles which means they will end up being deleted per WP:F5 (WP:NFCC) if they remain orphaned. Should an FFD be started for them even if they're not currently being used? I'm also wondering about the sourcing for File:Lessons Learned Unit Screensaver.png and File:Mick Fuller Daily Telegraph 2019.jpg since there may be issues per WP:NFCC. Unlike the other files, these two aren't sourced to the what would probably be considered the original copyright holder of the content: one is sourced to a legal centre and the other to a Facebook account. It's not clear whether either source received permission from the copyright holder to display the content or even whether such permission is needed. -- Marchjuly (talk) 12:36, 19 August 2022 (UTC)
 * It would probably be best for this to be taken to FFD instead of relying on an F5 deletion, as the uploader could very well again request for the files to be undeleted. ✗  plicit  14:50, 21 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for clarifying. -- Marchjuly (talk) 06:37, 22 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I've started FFDs for each of the four files mentioned above. However, as I mentioned above, they're currenlty orphaned non-free use and were tagged for speedy deletion per F5 by a bot. The files are scheduled for F5 deletion in the next day or so which will before the FFDs can be closed. The files are marked with FFD templates and F5 templates. Is it common practice for the reviewing admin to leave the F5 tag as is but just ignore it until the FFD has been closed? Even if the template is removed, it will continue to be readded by a bot as long as the file remains orphaned, and an F5 notification will be added to the uploader's talk page each time the file is tagged. FWIW, commented in Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2022 August 23 that they have found a free-equivalent file to use instead; so, maybe that could be considered a WP:G7 request for deletion. That would leave the three remaining files to try and resolve. -- Marchjuly (talk) 03:47, 25 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Three of the file's being discussed at FFD have been re-added to the article; so, what happens to them will be sorted out at FFD. The other file is still orphaned and I saw that you added a "deny bots" template to the file's page (thanks for that); so, that one too should be OK at least until its FFD is closed. -- Marchjuly (talk) 13:12, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Previous page, User:Pistophicus ... Rightly Deleted
I would just like a copy of the text from my User Page, which was auto-speedy-deleted yesterday. I do not intend to use the content in question again either in any 'space' on Wikipedia at all, but the text is valuable to me elsewhere. It might serve as a manifesto to help motivate contributions to this site, ..thus my plea. Messaging me by email would suffice, ... Any method of sending me that short entry would indeed be appreciated. I have a GMail called physivic. TY many times over.

Pistophicus (talk) 12:36, 27 August 2022 (UTC)


 * I have emailed you a copy of the text. Regards. ✗  plicit  14:16, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Malformed FFD?
Would you mind taking a look at Wikipedia:Files for discussion/2022 August 26? The FFD wasn't started as FFD's typically are supposed to be started per the FFD instructions since the nominator/OP didn't add ffd to the file's page and didn't use ffd2 for their nomination. I fixed the file page part, but am not sure how to fix discussion part. Perhaps it doesn't matter at this point? One other thing though is that the uploader of the file wasn't notified of the FFD, but perhaps that's also not such a big deal since the uploader hasn't edited since early 2018. FWIW, the user who nominated this file is quite new and just probably never used FFD before. -- Marchjuly (talk) 13:21, 27 August 2022 (UTC)
 * I have amended the nomination and it now follows the standard format. Policy does not require the page author to be notified of a deletion discussion, so I generally don't pay it any mind. ✗  plicit  14:16, 27 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you Explicit. -- Marchjuly (talk) 23:10, 27 August 2022 (UTC)

Draft:Kajin Detier
Hi, thanks for speedying the sandbox draft at User:Johnwilliams999/sandbox. Just to say that the same content exists also at Draft:Kajin Detier, in case you feel like deleting that, too. Best, -- DoubleGrazing (talk) 12:28, 29 August 2022 (UTC)

Wise Bread Deletion
Hello, since this article was deleted via a soft delete. Is there a way to take a look at the history of the Article prior to its deletion, just wanted to check and possibly notify the Article creator that it got deleted. Nintendoswitchfan (talk) 07:28, 30 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, Wise Bread was created by, who has been blocked for advertising since 2015. ✗  plicit  10:02, 30 August 2022 (UTC)

I see, I didn’t know the account got blocked. Nintendoswitchfan (talk) 10:05, 30 August 2022 (UTC)

Deletion review for Amar Jit Singh Sandhu
An editor has asked for a deletion review of Amar Jit Singh Sandhu. 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. Dvj1992 (talk) 14:56, 30 August 2022 (UTC)

Question
Do you know of any bots that are specific for user page organizing? I have had trouble doing it myself since I have a lot of visual-spatial issues.Saturn star (talk) 14:00, 31 August 2022 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, I am not aware of such a bot. If you haven't already, you may want to consider exploring the user page design center. ✗  plicit  14:22, 31 August 2022 (UTC)

Please help for some Wikipedia pages
Hi @User:Explicit Please can you create for me these pages on these languages about these car manufacturers:

Borgward


 * Boarisch
 * Haitian
 * Hebrew
 * Hindi
 * Lithuanian
 * Nahuatl

Lada


 * Haitian
 * Hindi
 * Qaraqalpaqsha
 * Quechuan
 * Nahuatl

Toyota


 * Alemannisch
 * Boarisch
 * Quechuan

These pages were created by my friend @SSHTALBI but were deleted by @Praxidicae and I need your help to recreate them. Or you may request another users from these Wikipedia languages.

ThanksOZAJA (talk) 18:52, 2 September 2022 (UTC)

Deletion on Kim Cameron (musician)
We were wondering why the Kim Cameron page was deleted? Who is responsible for the deletion and what can be done to have it reinstated? CharlieFAent (talk) 15:29, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, Kim Cameron (musician) was deleted because another editor had proposed its deletion with the following rationale: unnotable singer/person and questionable-at-best information (for example, the Wikipedia article says "The music video for "Man I Used to Know" received over 2.4 millions YouTube views in just weeks" but even the provided source shows that it only has a mere 286k views). For this particular deletion method, simply requesting its undeletion is sufficient to have the page restored, which I have gone ahead and done. ✗  plicit  00:18, 3 September 2022 (UTC)

Courtesy ping regarding deleted article
Hello, Just a quick courtesy ping regarding Summer 2022 (Christina Aguilera) which was an article I nominated for deletion and you closed supporting deletion according to the relevant discussion. Said article was recreated and redirected to The Aguilera Tour with very similar content to the original article at the original target. I wasn't sure whether to speedy deletion nominate or AfD but ultimately went for the latter, due to similar reasons of WP:SYNTHESIS and WP:HAMMER. Either way, I thought I'd drop you a courtesy message - I'm not pushing for the same outcome but wasn't ultimately sure if it should have been speedy deleted as a recreation of previously deleted article, albeit under a new name (still incorrect according to sources). >> Lil-unique1  (  talk  ) — 19:09, 2 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, thanks for the note. The previous version was essentially just a list of tour dates, far underdeveloped compared to the current The Aguilera Tour article. G4 wouldn't have applied because the content is vastly different, so a fresh AFD was the right way to go. ✗  plicit  00:18, 3 September 2022 (UTC)

Board of Trustees election
Thank you for supporting the NPP initiative to improve WMF support of the Page Curation tools. Another way you can help is by voting in the Board of Trustees election. The next Board composition might be giving attention to software development. The election closes on 6 September at 23:59 UTC. View candidate statement videos and Vote Here. <b style="color:#034503">MB</b> 03:25, 5 September 2022 (UTC)

G5 question
Hi Explicit; hope you're doing well. Thanks for all the work you do cleaning up after sockpuppets—I really appreciate it. Could I just ask one favor, though? When you're going through all the pages a sockpuppet has created, perhaps consider not G5'ing pages in userspace (e.g. userpages, CSD logs, common.js files). They certainly do fall within the letter of G5, but oftentimes they can be useful to keep around anyway: for instance, when I can see that one account's common.js file matches that of a previously blocked sock, I can point it out as evidence at SPI. Not a big deal either way, but if you'd consider not deleting them, I'd be much obliged. Thanks! Extraordinary Writ (talk) 00:32, 6 September 2022 (UTC)

Jenny Wright photo
Hello, you deleted File:Jenny Wright Lawnmower Man publicity photo.jpg as a violation of WP:NFCCP, however, there is no free equivalent image available. Also, aren't publicity stills such as this considered fair use? Thank you. Kolya Butternut (talk) 02:21, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, this file was deleted in accordance with the non-free content criteria, which is intentionally stricter than fair use laws to encourage the use of as much freely licensed media content as possible. Specifically, this image did not meet the no free equivalent, which has a two-pronged clause: first, that no freely licensed content exists as text or media files that can convey the same information; and second, no freely licensed version can be created. Generally, Wikipedia does not accept non-free images of living people. ✗  plicit  03:36, 7 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I see that for retired individuals whose notability rests in large part on their earlier visual appearance, a new picture may not serve the same purpose as an image taken during their career, in which case the use would be acceptable. Jenny Wright's last memorable role was in 1992 in The Lawnmower Man (film), and her last role appears to have been in 1998. Kolya Butternut (talk) 07:43, 7 September 2022 (UTC)

Deletion review for File:Jenny Wright Lawnmower Man publicity photo.jpg
An editor has asked for of File:Jenny Wright Lawnmower Man publicity photo.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. Kolya Butternut (talk) 00:36, 8 September 2022 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Saajan Ki Saheli
Hi there, For some reason, this page did not appear in my Indian cinema Alerts page. It was probably not classified properly. If it had, I would definitely have expanded it and voted to keep it. That's why, I'd like to request that you restore the article and grant the AfD an extension so that it could be expanded to meet notability guidelines. Thank you. Shahid •  Talk 2 me  11:41, 9 September 2022 (UTC)


 * I see this isn't the only one - the same request applies to Articles for deletion/Daasi (1981 film). Shahid  •  Talk 2 me  11:52, 9 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Hi again, don't mean to nudge, and I'm sure you're busy with plenty of other things, just wonder if you've noticed my message (I myself haven't noticed the latest ones I've received and that's why I'm writing here again). Shahid  •  Talk 2 me  00:00, 10 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, I have reopened both discussions and relisted them upon your request. ✗  plicit  05:12, 10 September 2022 (UTC)

Recently declined CSDs
You recently declined my CSD on Draft:World Health Organization Secretariat with the explanation "six months have not lapsed" but CSD G13 says "have not been edited by a human in six months..." My understanding was that this also only applied to substantive edits to the draft itself. The only edit in six months was an automated tool which disabled categories on the page because it was a draft. Is that enough to save from CSD? For my own edification, thanks.— Shibboleth ink  (♔ ♕) 13:02, 10 September 2022 (UTC)

A similar situation applies to Draft:International Treaty for Pandemic Preparedness and Response which was only edited by User:Citation bot and a user using the automated tool cleaner.js to replace unicode apostrophe characters with the more wiki markup friendly character.—  Shibboleth ink  (♔ ♕) 13:09, 10 September 2022 (UTC)

With Draft:Constitution of the World Health Organization and Draft:World Health Organization Executive Board, six months had explicitly lapsed (excuse the pun). The last edit by anyone, bot or human, to either article was on March 1, 2022 (when the drafts were first created). And I placed a CSD on September 1, 2022 on both. That's exactly six months, unless I have forgotten everything I learned in 1st grade math.— Shibboleth ink  (♔ ♕) 13:09, 10 September 2022 (UTC)

Potential move for hoax museum
Hello Explicit,

I see you recently deleted Dream Craft as an expired prod. That was a declined speedy for a hoax originally, and per my endorsement, it is definitely an actual hoax (the early history of the claimed company of origin, Wizards of the Coast, is very closely documented, no such product was released). Did you see my comment to the deleting administrator that the article was sufficiently old to qualify for the hoax museum (WP:HOAXMUSEUM)? Can you move it there if you agree it was a hoax? SnowFire (talk) 07:20, 12 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, I have moved the content to List of hoaxes on Wikipedia/Dream Craft per request. ✗  plicit  01:52, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

File:Running Up That Hill.ogg
Is the sample similar to File:Kate Bush - Running Up That Hill.ogg, which was deleted per FFD? George Ho (talk) 18:36, 13 September 2022 (UTC)
 * They are similar, but the content of Running Up That Hill then to now are different—there is now some commentary about the piece in the article. ✗  plicit  01:52, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

deleted page File:Top fuel dragster with air drag.pdf.png ‎(F4: Derivative work of a file without a source)
I uploaded a correction with source identification. Did you delete that too? Where can I find what pages linked to the file you deleted so I can point them to the corrected image? -AndrewDressel (talk) 09:16, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

Hi, you might want to see
WP:ANI. Doug Weller talk 12:36, 14 September 2022 (UTC)

German politician bios (i.e. other possible G5s)
Good afternoon Explicit! You speedy deleted Draft: Wolfgang von Geldern for being a G5 block evasion. I brought up my concerns in the Project talk for Articles for Creation because there are a number of other articles about former members of the Bundestag that all came in at around the same time, often from different authors. I accepted these drafts: Wolfgang Lüder, Reinhard von Schorlemer, Knut von Kühlmann-Stumm, and these are still in the AFC queue: Draft:Reinhard Meyer zu Bentrup and Draft:Alois Graf von Waldburg-Zeil. I wanted to see if any of these cases sounded WP:DUCKy to you. Thanks for any help you may be able to provide. Bkissin (talk) 17:13, 15 September 2022 (UTC)

File:ESA 2009 coffee break.JPG
Can you please explain your "no permission" deletion of File:ESA 2009 coffee break.JPG? It looks obvious to me that it does have permission: It is by Thore Husfeldt (a noted computer scientist who participated at the event the photo is from), was uploaded by Husfeldt, and properly marked by Husfeldt as PD-self. Is your deletion merely because Husfeldt put the PD-self tag in a separate "Licensing" section instead of in the "Permission" field of the summary information box?? Relatedly, why was there no notification of this proposed deletion tag on the articles that used it, European Symposium on Algorithms and List of computer science conferences, so that it could have been contested more punctually? Also pinging User:Minorax, who tagged it and failed to notify the article talk pages. —David Eppstein (talk) 02:08, 18 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Ah, I see what happened. I didn't catch that "Thore Husfeldt" in the author field was the same name as the uploader. That was an oversight on my part, so I have restored the file. Regarding deletion notices in the articles in which they are used, Twinkle doesn't add deletable file-caption to these pages nor does policy require users to do so. Perhaps a feature worth requesting at WT:TW or something can handle?  ✗  plicit  07:20, 18 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Maybe I am spoiled by the bot that goes to Wikipedia talk pages notifying them of pending deletions of commons images; that didn't happen here, I guess because the image was local rather than on commons. —David Eppstein (talk) 07:24, 18 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Upon restoring the file, I now remember why tagged the file. The metadata shows "Per Rasmussen" as the copyright holder, which doesn't match the uploader's name. A detail that doesn't quite stick when it can't be viewed in deleted files (and if one is hungover ). If there is serious doubt about the copyright holder, Minorax can nominate the file for discussion at FFD.  ✗  plicit  07:34, 18 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Filed a FFD. --<span style="font-family: monospace, monospace; color:#69C;">Minorax &laquo;&brvbar;talk&brvbar;&raquo; 07:39, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

Why did you delete my non-free image?
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Kurt_Cobain.jpg

non-free content criterion #1 only says "Non-free content is used only where no free equivalent is available, or could be created, that would serve the same encyclopedic purpose". how does this blurry photo that is currently in the article serve the same encyclopedic purpose as the one i uploaded? --FMSky (talk) 05:15, 17 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I suppose it depends on one's interpretation of what constitutes serving "the same encyclopedic purpose", but by my understanding of how NFCC#1 has been applied historically to non-free media even when low-quality alternatives exist, this image did not meet the standards. If you'd like, I can restore the file and list it for discussion at WP:FFD for the community's input on the matter. ✗  plicit  07:20, 18 September 2022 (UTC)
 * yes that would be great. cause i originally intended it to be discussed but didn't know where --FMSky (talk) 07:21, 18 September 2022 (UTC)
 * The file is now listed at Files for discussion/2022 September 18. ✗  plicit  07:34, 18 September 2022 (UTC)
 * @Explicit and @FMSky: I've commented in the FFD, but the photo that was uploaded actually appears to be a crop of this image which belongs to a photo agency called Amana images, which means it actually is subject to immediate speedy deletion per WP:F7 and would be allowed per WP:NFCC (item 7 of WP:NFC). -- Marchjuly (talk) 11:48, 18 September 2022 (UTC)

Template:Chola occupation monarchs
Hello. You recently deleted Template:Chola occupation monarchs. could you please move it to my user space? Blackknight12 (talk) 08:41, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅, it now available at User:Blackknight12/Template:Chola occupation monarchs. ✗  plicit  11:28, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Thanks--Blackknight12 (talk) 11:57, 19 September 2022 (UTC)

License listed
You deleted it "Lack of licensing information", but the image-page states "Permission...public domain" and then a more-detailed explanation supporting that claim. Could you double-check why that information is not sufficient? DMacks (talk) 01:18, 22 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, which license exactly was being claimed here? According to the article, the film was first published in either Austria in 1921 or in Hungary in 1923. The stipulations of c:Template:PD-Austria and c:Template:PD-Hungary are different—the former states that a non-simple photograph falls into the public domain if it was published before the author's death prior to 1952, while the latter states it's not until 70 years after the death of the author(s). But is this not one of the publicity photographs mentioned in the second paragraph? ✗  plicit  03:57, 22 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I don't know if this is one of those publicity photos or (as the description was) a still from the film itself. But "writer/director died in 1945" (Károly Lajthay now says 1946), so an early-1920s publication seems to meet "published before the author's death prior to 1952". And also 2022 is beyond "70 years after the death of the author(s)". And presumably if this were one of the publicity photos, it's also from the early 1920s; wouldn't it have likewise lapsed? If it's an unknown photographer ("anonymous work") the rules specify PD as of 70 years post-publication. That is, I think it meets PD regardless of which governing rule we consider. So there is a technical concern that it didn't state which rule to consider, but nobody raising a concern that it isn't actually PD based on stated details. DMacks (talk) 05:14, 22 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Very well, I have restored the file. Please add the license you feel fits best. Pinging as an interested party.  ✗  plicit  12:08, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Laguna City F.C.
Hey. You recently deleted Laguna City F.C.. Could you re-send it as a draft? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Crunchymomma (talk • contribs) 13:33, 22 September 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅, content now available at Draft:Laguna City F.C.. ✗  plicit  23:48, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

File:Facade of St. Joseph High School, Westchester IL.jpeg
Hi Explicit. Can you check to see whether File:Facade of St. Joseph High School, Westchester IL.jpeg is the same as File:The “New” St. Joseph High School Building.jpeg? The latter was tagged by as replaceable non-free use per F7 back on December 17, 2021, and you deleted it a few days later. The uploader is the same, but the file name is different. -- Marchjuly (talk) 08:23, 22 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, this new upload is the exact same image. ✗  plicit  12:08, 22 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you for checking. -- Marchjuly (talk) 04:03, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Please restore this image
File:The Upstairs Downstairs Bears logo.jpg was used in the article The Upstairs Downstairs Bears, which has itself been restored just now. Modernponderer (talk) 16:08, 25 September 2022 (UTC)
 * ✅, file restored. ✗  plicit  00:36, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Adolph Mølsgaard
Can you review your recent close at Articles for deletion/Adolph Mølsgaard? I'm not sure why you closed the discussion less than 12 hours after it's relist by User:Liz. Especially as the only comment since the relist is questionable, contradicting what the Danish newspaper archives may indicate. Thanks - Nfitz (talk) 21:51, 24 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I just wanted to ping you about this, as I saw you'd been closing further AFDs today, and I'm assuming you didn't see this message. Nfitz (talk) 18:50, 25 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Would you like me to review the closure or relist the discussion? As I have already done one. ✗  plicit  00:36, 26 September 2022 (UTC)
 * I wanted you to review what you did. I'm sorry, I don't see where you did that. I'd assume the appropriate post-review action is a relist - but a good closing statement explaining what I've missed here may be the better action. Nfitz (talk) 03:31, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

Medialink
I made a mistake and I just want the article to be exactly like it was before my mess. It was called "Medialink", not "MediaLink Group" RealSonny (talk) 12:47, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

Medialink redirect pages
The redirect pages MediaLink Group and MediaLink Group Limited are another mistake, it's better to eliminate them RealSonny (talk) 13:09, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

Deletion review for Adolph Mølsgaard
An editor has asked for a deletion review of Adolph Mølsgaard. 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. Nfitz (talk) 15:44, 26 September 2022 (UTC)

Draft:RideNow
Just FYI, the template was applied to a user-space page, which was subsequently copied to draft space. Kleuske (talk) 14:23, 27 September 2022 (UTC)

Viewing deleted article
Hi, could you please let me see this Adler's Appetite (2005) article. Davidgoodheart (talk) 19:00, 29 September 2022 (UTC)
 * Hi, I've made a copy of the content available here. ✗  plicit  23:33, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

IP nuisance
Good afternoon, from Portugal,

per this IP talkpage (please see here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:46.190.73.29; they have left warnings in Greek and English saying they don't want anyone to send them any messages, what gives?!), please refer to the article Míchel (footballer, born 1963). The other IP from this person keeps reverting me (and i have already tried to reach a compromise, in terms of titles won by the article's subject); last time, they went as far as removing A SOURCE i added to the infobox!

Attentively, have a nice day 193.137.135.5 (talk) 13:20, 29 September 2022 (UTC)

They continue at it in the Míchel article. Also, i see i get no reply even tough i am warning about this person who is not here to build an encyclopedia, sorry to bother you. --193.137.135.5 (talk) 10:46, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

Thank you very much, even tough this means i won't be able to edit there as well. No worries, continue the good work. --193.137.135.5 (talk) 12:16, 30 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Perhaps consider creating an account? ✗  plicit  12:27, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

Been here for 15 years (16 next 6 October; i think it was in 2009 when i first created an account), but since 2020 or so i've been subject to merciless stalking by another user who thinks football articles where i edit are the only ones that need cleanup; "funny" thing, that user (not possible to name them, as you certainly understand) has already been blocked ten times for disruptive editing. Please do note i still have the account, have not been blocked or anything (i.e. avoiding scrutiny by editing through IP). For example, admin can easily attest to this.

Thanks for the suggestion though, keep safe --193.137.135.5 (talk) 12:37, 30 September 2022 (UTC)