User talk:Knightoftheswords281/Archives/2023/July

Proposed deletion of 2023 Kericho car accident


The article 2023 Kericho car accident has been proposed for deletion&#32;because of the following concern: "Not News"

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You may prevent the proposed deletion by removing the notice, but please explain why in your edit summary or on the article's talk page.

Please consider improving the page to address the issues raised. Removing will stop the proposed deletion process, but other deletion processes exist. In particular, the speedy deletion process can result in deletion without discussion, and articles for deletion allows discussion to reach consensus for deletion. WikiCleanerMan (talk) 22:21, 30 June 2023 (UTC)

Speedy deletion nomination of 203 Kenyan car accident


A tag has been placed on 203 Kenyan car accident requesting that it be speedily deleted from Wikipedia. This has been done under section R3 of the criteria for speedy deletion, because it is a recently created redirect from an implausible typo or misnomer, or other unlikely search term.

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. However, be aware that once a page is tagged for speedy deletion, it may be deleted without delay. Please do not remove the speedy deletion tag from the page yourself, but do not hesitate to add information in line with Wikipedia's policies and guidelines. BangJan1999 02:15, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

MfD nomination of File:Killing of Nael M. Video.ogv
File:Killing of Nael M. Video.ogv, a page which you created or substantially contributed to, has been nominated for deletion. Your opinions on the matter are welcome; you may participate in the discussion by adding your comments at and please be sure to sign your comments with four tildes ( ~ ). You are free to edit the content of File:Killing of Nael M. Video.ogv during the discussion but should not remove the miscellany for deletion template from the top of the page; such a removal will not end the deletion discussion. Thank you. Hddty (talk) 07:49, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

Killing of Nahel Merzouk: statement unsourced?
Does your source for this edit (the WaPo article) actually support the statement "In 2022, approximately 5 officers were indicted for the aforementioned shootings"? I don't see that said anywhere in the article. (I looked because I wondered how there could be uncertainty over the number.) Card Zero  (talk) 13:18, 1 July 2023 (UTC)


 * Hey! Indeed, the article does mention this:
 * "Deadly shootings are far less common in France than in the United States. In 2022, a record 13 deaths from police shootings occurred during traffic stops in France, and five police officers were indicted, Le Monde reported." - WaPo article
 * It's below the ad(?) for a WaPo article on that ship that sunk near Greece a few weeks ago. - Knightoftheswords  (Talk · Contribs) 14:52, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Oh, so it does, I must be blind. But I still wonder at the "approximately". Card Zero  (talk) 20:34, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

File:Killing of Nael M. Video.ogv listed for discussion
A file that you uploaded or altered, File:Killing of Nael M. Video.ogv, has been listed at Files for discussion. Please see the to see why it has been listed (you may have to search for the title of the image to find its entry). Feel free to add your opinion on the matter below the nomination. Thank you. Whpq (talk) 20:42, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

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Nomination of 2023 Kericho truck crash for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article 2023 Kericho truck crash is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

The article will be discussed at Articles for deletion/2023 Kericho truck crash until a consensus is reached, and anyone, including you, is welcome to contribute to the discussion. The nomination will explain the policies and guidelines which are of concern. The discussion focuses on high-quality evidence and our policies and guidelines.

Users may edit the article during the discussion, including to improve the article to address concerns raised in the discussion. However, do not remove the article-for-deletion notice from the top of the article until the discussion has finished.  Eve rgr een Fir  (talk) 18:58, 3 July 2023 (UTC)

Tech News: 2023-27
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Your draft article, Draft:Almeta Crawford High School


Hello, Knightoftheswords281. It has been over six months since you last edited the Articles for Creation submission or Draft page you started, "Almeta Crawford High School".

In accordance with our policy that Wikipedia is not for the indefinite hosting of material deemed unsuitable for the encyclopedia mainspace, the draft has been deleted. When you plan on working on it further and you wish to retrieve it, you can request its undeletion. An administrator will, in most cases, restore the submission so you can continue to work on it.

Thanks for your submission to Wikipedia, and happy editing. Liz Read! Talk! 06:29, 7 July 2023 (UTC)

Signature length, July 2023
Further to previous communications on the matter (example), I have noticed that your current signature (as used in ), is 282 characters. This both exceeds the limit set by WP:SIGLEN by 27 characters, and is in breach of the comment left by at 16:28, 31 March 2023 (UTC). -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 10:10, 8 July 2023 (UTC)


 * To be fair, KOTS appears to be a much more productive editor now than they were in March, so I don't think my "blocking as a timesink" comment applies anymore. It's more likely they lost count as they incrementally changed the signature over the course of a few months.  I assume they will shorten it soon after logging back on.  We still have deleting and salting the signature page as an option if I'm wrong, but there will likely be no need for that now. --Floquenbeam (talk) 15:40, 8 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Damn, y'all don't let up. On a serious note, I've shortened my signature, thanks for reminding me. — Knightof  theswords  16:09, 8 July 2023 (UTC)
 * -- Red rose64 &#x1f339; (talk) 18:18, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

Orphaned non-free image File:Titan submersible.jpg
Thanks for uploading File:Titan submersible.jpg. The image description page currently specifies that the image is non-free and may only be used on Wikipedia under a claim of fair use. However, the image is currently not used in any articles on Wikipedia. If the image was previously in an article, please go to the article and see why it was removed. You may add it back if you think that that will be useful. However, please note that images for which a replacement could be created are not acceptable for use on Wikipedia (see our policy for non-free media).

Note that any non-free images not used in any articles will be deleted after seven days, as described in section F5 of the criteria for speedy deletion. Thank you. 185.172.241.184 (talk) 13:38, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

Tech News: 2023-28
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File:Titan submersible.jpg
FYI, when using di-replaceable non-free use disputed to challenge a deletion, the template goes on the file description page, and not the file talk page. I've taken the liberty of converting your challenge to regular text on the talk page and adding a header. I've also made a note there showing that the original nominator acknowledged the discussions about the use of this image versus the CGI and withdrew the deletion template. Hopefully, this will prevent this situation occurring again. Cheers. -- Whpq (talk) 23:45, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

What's the Flag on your page?
I'm curious, do you know what the flag on your page represents? Rager7 (talk) 22:41, 17 June 2023 (UTC)


 * @Rager7 it's just a personal flag I made for myself a few years ago. The colors are simply my three favorite and it utilizes the nordic cross (I used Iceland's flag as a template). - Knightoftheswords281  (Talk · Contribs) 22:45, 17 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Ah, so it's a modified Iceland Flag. Rager7 (talk) 22:47, 17 June 2023 (UTC)
 * It reminds me of the Cornish Flag PrecariousWorlds (talk) 19:38, 17 July 2023 (UTC)

DYK nomination of 2023 Texas dairy farm explosion
Hello! Your submission of 2023 Texas dairy farm explosion at the Did You Know nominations page has been reviewed, and some issues with it may need to be clarified. Please review the comment(s) at your nomination's entry and respond there at your earliest convenience. Thank you for contributing to Did You Know! BlueMoonset (talk) 22:09, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Knightoftheswords281, Nikkimaria has responded to your query on the nomination page linked above. Please address the issue as soon as possible. Thank you very much. BlueMoonset (talk) 03:19, 7 July 2023 (UTC)

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Tech News: 2023-29
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MediaWiki message delivery 23:06, 17 July 2023 (UTC)

Incomplete DYK nomination
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Nomination for deletion of Template:BLP Mainspace
Template:BLP Mainspace has been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the entry on the Templates for discussion page. – Jonesey95 (talk) 19:28, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

Disappearance of Carlee Russell moved to draftspace
An article you recently created, Disappearance of Carlee Russell, is not suitable as written to remain published. It needs more citations from reliable, independent sources. (?) Information that can't be referenced should be removed (verifiability is of central importance on Wikipedia). I've moved your draft to draftspace (with a prefix of " " before the article title) where you can incubate the article with minimal disruption. When you feel the article meets Wikipedia's general notability guideline and thus is ready for mainspace, please click on the "Submit your draft for review!" button at the top of the page. Liz Read! Talk! 02:20, 20 July 2023 (UTC)

Disappearance of Carlee Russell
I recreated this because the subject is notable. It could use more expansion in detail and sourcing, however.--Milowent • hasspoken 14:47, 20 July 2023 (UTC)

Tech News: 2023-30
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