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DYK for Charles Singleton (songwriter)
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Ida Goodson
Thanks for adding the picture of Ida. I hope that the 'deletion squad' do not find some spurious reason to remove it. Cheers from Old Blighty.

Derek R Bullamore (talk) 23:38, 31 July 2012 (UTC)

Wulfsen horse burial
Hello Oaktree! Thank you for the translation of this articles. Can you please check the translation of the lemma as there was only this horse burial on the grave fiels of Wulfsen, primarily it was a human burial site with one isolated bural of 3 horses. Thanks --Bullenwächter (talk) 18:22, 27 August 2012 (UTC)
 * I have added the complete translation and moved the article to Wulfsen horse burial --Bullenwächter (talk) 09:22, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

Your contributed article, Tobacco science


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Medicine (journal)
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Bride 13
Hi. Please can you point me to the policy where it states that public domain text can be copied verbatim? Thanks.  Lugnuts  Dick Laurent is dead 18:57, 11 March 2015 (UTC)

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DYK nomination of Domaine de Marie
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DYK for Domaine de Marie
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Thank you so much for participating in Translating Ibero-America!
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Invitation from Wikipedia Asian Month 2016
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Wiki Loves Earth
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DYK for James Scott Howard
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Translating Ibero-America is back! Come and join us :)
Dear Oaktree b, Hope this message finds you well! Again this year 2017 the Iberocoop network is launching the editing contest "Translating Ibero-American" aiming to position the Ibero-american culture outside our borders :) You can find the contest page here We hope you can join us! Hugs--Anna Torres (WMAR) (talk) 20:02, 1 June 2017 (UTC)

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WAM Address Collection
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The 10,000 Challenge (Canada)
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Wikipedia Asian Month 2018 postcard - info needed!
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Polo Grounds 1911
Excellent diagram! Did you construct that yourself, or did you find it somewhere? ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 21:39, 25 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Awesome book. Had to be published around 1923, when Yankee Stadium was new and the Polo Grounds was being expanded. It reminds me of a similar publication that Chicago theaters used to produce, in the 1970s or 1980s. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 01:09, 26 March 2019 (UTC)

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WAM 2019 Postcard
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WAM 2019 Postcard


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Kindly remind you that we only collect the information for WAM postcard 31/01/2019 UTC 23:59. If you haven't filled the google form, please fill it asap. If you already completed the form, please stay tun, wait for the postcard and tracking emails.

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WAM 2019 Postcard: All postcards are postponed due to the postal system shut down


Dear all participants and organizers,

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, all the postcards are postponed due to the shut down of the postal system all over the world. Hope all the postcards can arrive as soon as the postal system return and please take good care.

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Nomination of Tsune Ishida Nachie for deletion
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Digital Postcards and Certifications


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Service awards
Hey there, though the Service awards are not a rigidly enforced set of badges, I thought I might casually mention that you don't exactly meet the criteria for Senior Editor III. The awards require both a certain amount of time and a certain number of edits. I think you'd be more accurately described as Experienced Editor with 7,000 edits over 13 years. Regards, and no disrespect intended. Cyphoidbomb (talk) 00:20, 5 August 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia Asian Month 2020


Hi WAM organizers and participants!

Hope you are all doing well! Now is the time to sign up for Wikipedia Asian Month 2020, which will take place in this November.

For organizers:

Here are the basic guidance and regulations for organizers. Please remember to:


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If you want to hold a thematic event that is related to WAM, a.k.a. WAM sub-contest. The process is the same as the language one.

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Here are the event regulations and Q&A information. Just join us! Let’s edit articles and win the prizes!

Here are some updates from WAM team:
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Hope you all have fun in Wikipedia Asian Month 2020

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Central Post Office, Phnom Penh
Hello, and thank you for submitting this article for WP:WAM. However, there appears to be some close paraphrasing with this link, so the article has been rejected for now. Please address the paraphrasing so that the article can be promoted. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 02:14, 6 November 2020 (UTC)
 * Hello, will you still be able to fix the paraphrasing in this article? Earwigs is still detecting matches with this link, and while I'm not sure which copied from where, this still needs to be resolved if the article is to be accepted. Narutolovehinata5 tccsdnew 08:47, 20 November 2020 (UTC)

Wikipedia Asian Month 2020 Postcard
Dear Participants, Jury members and Organizers,

Congratulations!

It's Wikipedia Asian Month's honor to have you all participated in Wikipedia Asian Month 2020, the sixth Wikipedia Asian Month. Your achievements were fabulous, and all the articles you created make the world can know more about Asia in different languages! Here we, the Wikipedia Asian Month International team, would like to say thank you for your contribution also cheer for you that you are eligible for the postcard of Wikipedia Asian Month 2020. Please kindly fill the form, let the postcard can send to you asap!


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Wikipedia Asian Month 2020 Postcard
Dear Participants and Organizers,

Kindly remind you that we only collect the information for Wikipedia Asian Month postcard 15/02/2021 UTC 23:59. If you haven't filled the Google form, please fill it asap. If you already completed the form, please stay tun, wait for the postcard and tracking emails.

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Autopatrolled granted
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DYK nom ...
Sadly Les Cabrils station and Des Cabrils station both exist. Victuallers (talk) 15:45, 28 October 2021 (UTC)

Incomplete DYK nomination
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New message from Narutolovehinata5
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Liberty Poole
Hi I noticed you did a fantastic job on Shannon Singh's article and was wondering if you might create one for Liberty Poole? Liberty has now appeared on two television shows Love Island and Dancing on Ice and so now qualifies for one 2A01:4C8:C21:C53:F05D:B522:AEC6:9ABE (talk) 05:32, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Thank you, I'll take a look at it. All depends on what sources are available. I get hits form the Mail and Daily Mirror, which aren't acceptable. Have to see if anything else comes up. Oaktree b (talk) 12:49, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
 * Note that the request above is coming from a globally-locked editor. Please be aware of such requests from similar IPs.-- Jezebel's Ponyo bons mots 18:59, 18 January 2022 (UTC)
 * I noticed, I believe the article has merit, found a few reputable sources, the Poole lady has been in a few reality TV shows in the UK for a number of episodes, should meet the notability requirements. The article about the skating show had a red link for it with all other contestants having articles, so there is some need for the article, as well. Oaktree b (talk) 21:11, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Horner Avenue
Thanks for trying. I've been at it for hours to try to assist the editor in understanding notability, and I think I'm just going in circles. Oh well. Singularity42 (talk) 20:29, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Lol, I still think biting the newbies can apply in certain situations. It will likely get deleted anyway. Oaktree b (talk) 20:45, 2 February 2022 (UTC)
 * Oh, how I've been tempted... :) Singularity42 (talk) 20:53, 2 February 2022 (UTC)

Wikipedia Asian Month 2021 Postcard
Dear Participants,

Congratulations!

It's Wikipedia Asian Month's honor to have you all participated in Wikipedia Asian Month 2021, the seventh Wikipedia Asian Month. Your achievements were fabulous, and all the articles you created make the world can know more about Asia in different languages! Here we, the Wikipedia Asian Month International team, would like to say thank you for your contribution also cheer for you that you are eligible for the postcard of Wikipedia Asian Month 2021. Please kindly fill the form, let the postcard can send to you asap!


 * This form will be closed at March 15.

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Wikipedia Asian Month International Team, 2022.02

Ethelmary Oakland
Someone has now threatened me for nominating Ethelmary Oakland for deletion. That someone threatens me for nominating an article sourced only to IMDb, which we hold to be unreliable, is very frustrating. Especially when at least one other editor was not able to find any reliable sources.John Pack Lambert (talk) 12:48, 16 March 2022 (UTC)


 * Report the user, they don't allow threats on here. Oaktree b (talk) 12:49, 16 March 2022 (UTC)

Brad Wolf
According to Broadcast Music Incorporated, the Brad Wolf in this article is not the same guy. Ten Pound Hammer • (What did I screw up now?) 19:04, 3 May 2022 (UTC)


 * well there goes my hard work. I'll go update it on the vote discussion page. Oaktree b (talk) 19:52, 3 May 2022 (UTC)

Please do not modify AfD discussions after close
Hello Oaktree. I revered your additions to the AfD discussion at the Jason Moore (writer) article here. As it states at the top of the closed discussion, in bold and in red, "Please do not modify it." The AfD is closed and archived, and any continuing discussion should take place on the draft article's talk page. Thank you. --Kbabej (talk) 22:07, 25 May 2022 (UTC)


 * ok, noted. thank you Oaktree b (talk) 23:27, 25 May 2022 (UTC)

Sig issue
Hi! This is the second time I've noticed a malfunction sig after your AfD !vote. Any idea if you have a template issue going on? Just flagging in case. Star  Mississippi  14:01, 31 May 2022 (UTC)


 * Um, I'm not sure to be honest. Wiki code is not one of my strong points, I think there I forgot to include the 4 ~ things after my vote. I'll keep an eye on it, thanks for the heads up. Oaktree b (talk) 14:35, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
 * You're welcome. And me neither on the coding. Have a great day Star   Mississippi  14:47, 31 May 2022 (UTC)

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Clarifying the policy on content-free business articles
Hey! I've seen you around a whole bunch on AfD talking about articles that are just lists of financial transactions and stuff (like Articles for deletion/Jungle Ventures). I'm trying to clarify the policy on them a little, since there's definitely a small community of folks who are insistent that raising VC rounds establishes notability, and wondering if you might know how to go about it. I started a discussion here to try and clarify WP:NCORP here Wikipedia_talk:Notability_(organizations_and_companies) but it's got very little discussion so far and might not be enough. Thoughts? FalconK (talk) 02:10, 3 July 2022 (UTC)

Article deletion confusion
I am sure your equally confused as me. My theory is that some article about a flood got nominated 4 deletion but the link to that deletion discussion got "lost in a flood"(I'll stop the dumb jokes)and the link to the flood deletion discussion goes to the yahwism deletion discussion. May ask permission to remove your question from the deletion debate so that debate stays on Yahwism. MAY I also ask to know the flood article title so I can help clear things up Greenhighwayconstruction (talk) 01:06, 5 July 2022 (UTC)


 * That's fine, I appreciate bad jokes! The flood article was "Bridgeton flood of 1934". No problem with moving things around as needed. Oaktree b (talk) 01:13, 5 July 2022 (UTC)

Prim Lyza AfD
The nominator of this AfD has been blocked as a sock, and you are the only other user who supported deletion, on the basis that there were only passing mentions in two sources. About a dozen more news articles written specifically about the subject have been found since then, so if you would be willing to reconsider your vote, I think it would help to expedite closing the issue. Thanks! 2406:3003:2077:1E60:C998:20C6:8CCF:5730 (talk) 06:21, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

Would you mind checking an article?
Hello Oaktree b! As you participated in Zibby Owens AFD discussion I wonder if you could evaluate the article itself too. Jjanhone (talk) 07:06, 10 August 2022 (UTC)

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Loofball AFD
Hi Oaktree b, thank you for your comment at Loofball adD! I have made some improvements to the article loofball, including adding another source (https://thenationonlineng.net/loofball-emerging-sport-shaping-young-lives-in-nigeria/). Please review and reassess. Thank you once again. Joesmithroots (talk) 07:59, 23 August 2022 (UTC)

Hello!
Hi, Oaktree b,

I just wanted to thank you for your active participation in deletion discussions. I don't always see things the same way that you see them but as a discussion closer, it's not about my opinion but about the consensus and evidence presented by the discussion participants. I see you there frequently and I know it can be time-consuming giving articles a thorough evaluation and tracking down sources so I wanted to thank you for that. And I hope if you have issues with either a comment of mine or a closure, you'll come talk it out on my User talk page. See you around! Liz Read! Talk! 06:36, 23 September 2022 (UTC)


 * Thank you for the comment! It's been interesting. I'll let you know if I do have issues, I generally don't, we all work together. Oaktree b (talk) 12:02, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

Also just wanted to say thanks for your consistently civil and well-thought-out participation. Ovinus (talk) 20:34, 30 September 2022 (UTC)


 * thanks, I'm trying to help where I can. I do appreciate the recognition. Oaktree b (talk) 23:40, 30 September 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for your insights
Oak.. thanks for your insights; I am sort of learning my way around...  PS how do you get, or earn, one of those nifty looking Barnstars? Flibbertigibbets (talk) 01:09, 13 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Oh the barnstars? Some editors will give them out to others as a thank you or as an award. The 10 and 15 yr ones I just posted myself. I don't remember exactly where, on here. Welcome to wiki. Oaktree b (talk) 01:14, 13 November 2022 (UTC)
 * "thanks made my day".. I just did an afd proposal; and traced the article back to this editor.
 * User talk:ArcangelLaMarivilla
 * What is your impression? (looks like many articles proved transitory)..  Flibbertigibbets (talk) 01:37, 13 November 2022 (UTC)
 * Some users don't quite understand what "notability" means for wikipedia. I don't necessarily fault them; I've been doing wiki article for almost 20 years. It takes a while to understand the various bits and bots here and how to properly source things. I think that's the case with this user; some are just very excited to create articles without getting all the parts correct. It's important to stick with it, that's really the only way to improve. Oaktree b (talk) 01:45, 13 November 2022 (UTC)
 * I think I hit the learning curve at high speed, or the curve hit me in the face; I am not sure.    Notability is tricky.. I am trying to learn about it at the moment.  I have been keeping a "learning log" on my talk page..   I am trying not to cause too much chaos or overhead for others.  anyway its good to be meeting folks and working with them..  Wikipedia was a good supplement today to kayaking.  Flibbertigibbets (talk) 01:56, 13 November 2022 (UTC)
 * This is a good resource, I consult it often; a chart showing what is a "reliable source" here and what isn't. . In a nutshell, try to get hits on what whatever topic you're writing an article about from the "green sources" and none from the "red sources". Otherwise, peer-reviewed scientific journals are the top level source (like what you'd find in Google Scholar), then books, then magazines and newspapers. Oaktree b (talk) 02:01, 13 November 2022 (UTC)

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Frustration
Hey, Oaktree b! Just wanted to followup on this edit without derailing the AfD. Not that I'm not occasionally frustrated by policies, but what in particular? Valereee (talk) 18:51, 12 December 2022 (UTC)

Reconsider deletion support for Giannis-Harden rivalry
You said that you didn't see a lot of sources for the feud, so I added a lot, maybe too much, sources for their relationship and what they have said to each other. Thanks, Matthew. MasterMatt12 (talk) 02:46, 19 December 2022 (UTC)

Please reconsider Arthur Graaff
I've cleaned up the article. Please let me know if still have objections and possibly I can resolve them. 86.82.98.200 (talk) 10:22, 16 January 2023 (UTC)

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Underscores in links
I wanted to reply on the AfD page, but that would've been off-topic. The gist of it is: an underscore acts the same way as a space in wikilinks. For instance, Morbius_(film) is the same thing as Morbius (film) to the software. Liliana UwU (talk / contributions) 04:32, 3 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Ohhh that makes sense. Seemed odd to me, thanks for the explanation. Oaktree b (talk) 04:34, 3 February 2023 (UTC)

Some baklava for you!

 * Thank you! Oaktree b (talk) 15:11, 18 February 2023 (UTC)

Nomination of Betcha (band) for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Betcha (band) 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/Betcha (band)& 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. You previously participated in the previous AFD for this article. UtherSRG (talk) 16:45, 24 February 2023 (UTC)

Regarding
Hello, Oaktree b. I wanted to let you know that I have removed the Template:Lead missing that you added in this edit as there was already a lead section. Did you mean to add a different template listed at Template:Introduction cleanup maintenance templates? --Super Goku V (talk) 19:24, 1 March 2023 (UTC)


 * Yes, I think I clicked on the wrong one using the twinkle thing. That's ok. Oaktree b (talk) 21:42, 1 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Ah, gotcha. Given that the lead for Ridge Alkonis is now smaller than before, should it be tagged with Template:Lead too short or is it fine as is?  (Also, sorry for not mentioning the article name.  That was intended to go in the section name.)  --Super Goku V (talk) 19:06, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
 * No that looks fine, usually just a short sentence to introduce the article and give a quick summary is good for a lead. No worries, I've been doing wiki for almost 20 yrs (wow!) and I still make mistakes when updating stuff here. Thanks for mentioning it! Oaktree b (talk) 21:09, 2 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Gotcha and sorry if I caused any trouble. --Super Goku V (talk) 21:55, 2 March 2023 (UTC)

Notable World Records Rule
Hello, you cited a notable World Records Rule earlier here - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Douglas_and_Mary_Beth_Meyer I have not been able to find any information on this. Can you please link me to the rule? I think it would be helpful.

Thanks.KatoKungLee (talk) 17:37, 7 March 2023 (UTC)


 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources Scroll down to " G" Oaktree b (talk) 18:15, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Hello, if you check the list, it was given the symbol for no consensus.KatoKungLee (talk) 18:45, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * That's correct, it's an iffy source. Having one doesn't make you notable. Oaktree b (talk) 18:48, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * There's no consensus.KatoKungLee (talk) 18:50, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * KatoKungLee, that's not a good sign. Drmies (talk) 18:48, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * There's no consensus.KatoKungLee (talk) 18:50, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * I heard you the first time. I'm not sure you heard us. Drmies (talk) 21:01, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Ok then, it is what it is. I'm not seeing notability, we'll let the process play out. Oaktree b (talk) 21:23, 7 March 2023 (UTC)

AfD comments
Hi. I hope you are doing well. I often come across your participation in AfDs. I have always found your arguments well thought, and well worded. I just have a nagging suggestion. Sometimes, you break the indent/dont follow standard MOS while commenting. When you are !voting, no matter what is above, the !vote should be bulleted (with ), other than that everything is good :-) —usernamekiran (talk) 02:15, 16 March 2023 (UTC)


 * I do that sometimes, my thoughts get disorganized. I'll post my reasoning for !delete, then realize I haven't actually put in the DELETE part yet. No worries. I'll try to stick to convention. Oaktree b (talk) 02:46, 16 March 2023 (UTC)

Something fishy
Hey I saw you opened Articles for deletion/Tony Michael. The user Christopheronthemove looks really suspicious after I found Sockpuppet investigations/Jehowahyereh/Archive. I think the evidence provided there were pretty clear to prove Christopheronthemove have been using multiple accounts. Even the closing admin commented as It's certainly possible that there's some socking/meatpuppetry/UPE going on here. Unfortunately the filer of that case also got blocked and no action were taken only because of that. This user's sudden jump into AFD discussions immediately after creating the ID looks so suspicious to me. They are continuously creating promotional articles. Look at Vriddhi Vishal. I think someone experienced like you should watch over this user's edits. Thank you. 111.92.78.199 (talk) 18:17, 22 April 2023 (UTC)


 * I'll look into it. Thanks for the update. Oaktree b (talk) 19:04, 22 April 2023 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/List of blast furnaces
Please stop adding replies to a blocked user. It's pointless and unnecessary. Thanks.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:46, 7 June 2023 (UTC)


 * Oh sorry, I wasn't aware he had been blocked. My bad. Oaktree b (talk) 19:47, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Are you going to self-revert? I really don't enjoy edit-warring with you over something like this.--Bbb23 (talk) 19:48, 7 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Just do what you have to, I won't bother with it. To be fair I thought the blocked user was removing my comments. No tis fine, no issues with you removing them. Oaktree b (talk) 19:51, 7 June 2023 (UTC)

Your tireless cleaning on AfD
An admin once said about articles that shouldn't be on Wikipedia that it's "a sad feature of Wikipedia that it will continue to have a lot of substandard content." The "substandard content" gets added everyday.

You have a knack for finding every manner of article that has no reason to be on the project and nominating it on AfD. My opinion is not the popular one but it is my perspective you're doing a great service and adeptly navigating a difficult area where, in my observation, the most canvassing and spurious arguing happens on the website. Saucysalsa30 (talk) 21:32, 9 June 2023 (UTC)


 * Well thank you, I wonder sometimes if it's helping anyone. Glad to hear it. Oaktree b (talk) 22:22, 9 June 2023 (UTC)

AfDs
Hello! I would like to thank you for your help on my AfDs. You regularly contribute to the discussion of my nominations in the last few days. Unfortunately, I feel my work wasn't recognized at all, to the contrary, it was even being blamed for implicit misogyny and discrimination by a user. Since I am still quite new and I wasn't expected such unfair comments, I won't continue in that aspect of work anymore. Is it possible to inform you about some additional articles that I intended to nominate for deletion in order for you to check and start this process? The articles are: CAP-e, Neembuu Uploader and GigaPix. Thank you, Chiserc (talk) 15:10, 12 June 2023 (UTC)


 * I'll look at those. Thank you for your kind comment. Oaktree b (talk) 15:16, 12 June 2023 (UTC)

Why marked my article as speedy?
This page is not unambiguously promotional because it provides a factual overview of the notable achievements and contributions of Amro Mustafa (formerly known as Zack TM), an Egyptian entrepreneur. The article highlights his educational background, career trajectory, and involvement in various ventures, including software solution companies and investments in well-known organizations. While it mentions specific companies, the focus is on Mustafa's professional journey and entrepreneurial endeavors, rather than solely promoting those companies. The content adheres to the guidelines of providing an objective and informative perspective on the subject. --Zacktm3 (talk) 15:17, 13 June 2023 (UTC)


 * Does not seem to meet standard notability requirements. Oaktree b (talk) 15:34, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Google's full of related news, Anyways..I'm updating the references with multiple news articles mentioning the person from known websites, Hopefully this fixes the issue. Zacktm3 (talk) 15:36, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
 * It appears promotional for a non-notable individual. If it's not, they will keep it. Oaktree b (talk) 15:44, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

User Masai giraffe
Mind explaining how this is vandalism? -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 02:00, 16 June 2023 (UTC)


 * They put it in mainspace instead of their talk page. Oaktree b (talk) 02:01, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
 * It's on their user page? -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 02:01, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Oh, sorry! I just saw that now. My bad. Oaktree b (talk) 02:04, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
 * I was wrong. Fixed. -- Deepfriedokra (talk) 02:06, 16 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Oh, no worries. Oaktree b (talk) 02:08, 16 June 2023 (UTC)

AFDs
Hello, Oaktree b,

I just wanted to thank you for your continued, thoughtful participation in AFD deletion discussions. We have a lot fewer "regulars" in AFD land than we did a year or so ago and even fewer who are not a predictable "Delete" or "Keep" in every discussion they participate in. I take your opinion seriously, especially on relisted discussions, because I know you actually investigate and evaluate an article, its sources and even look for previously undiscovered sources that can be used to improve an article. I think right now we have too many newish editors participating in AFDs who see it as a vote and not as an opportunity to possibly improve a mediocre article to become a better one.

We seem to have lost a lot of participating editors during last year's battles over athletes' biographies and if you know of any editors who were once active in AFDs and "retired" and who offered useful opinions in discussion, please give them a nudge and encourage them to return even on a occasional basis. Thanks again for all of your contributions to the project. Liz Read! Talk! 00:10, 21 June 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi! Thank you for the kind words. I'm trying to do what I can in AfD. I've often wondered if it matters what I do, or if I'm too harsh at times, but I hope it makes some small difference. Oaktree b (talk) 00:16, 21 June 2023 (UTC)


 * I don't think you are too harsh. There are a few regular participants at AFDs who make snide comments, about the article, the article subject or other participants. But I haven't seen that coming from you, I don't think I've seen you commenting on other editors at all and you stick to points about sources and policy. It's appreciated! I wish I could clone you! That doesn't mean I always agree with you and your position, I just know you have put some thought and effort into it and it isn't a knee-jerk "Delete per nom" or "Meets GNG" which I wish I could just strike out like comments by sockpuppets. But that's not how remarks like those are handled in deletion discussions. Liz Read! Talk! 03:48, 21 June 2023 (UTC)
 * I came here to say this! Thanks for your efforts.  Chamaemelum  (  talk  ) 07:08, 6 July 2023 (UTC)

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Mahlagha Jaberi
Hi, I nominated the article after some Iranian "fan" removed your tag! Ireland nat (talk) 00:56, 10 July 2023 (UTC)


 * Thank you, I'll keep an eye on it. Oaktree b (talk) 00:57, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

Nomination of Ideal Bread Company Factory for deletion
A discussion is taking place as to whether the article Ideal Bread Company Factory is suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia according to Wikipedia's policies and guidelines or whether it should be deleted.

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Judikay
Hello. First of all, I want to thank you for your relentless efforts to the Wikipedia community.I strongly commend you and draw a lot of inspiration from your works. However, I'll really love to understand why you marked an article I created "Judikay" for deletion. She has over 5 awards/nominations which are all referenced, a lot of media coverage from reliable sources, notable works (song) and international recognition. Perhaps, there's something missing on my own end. I'm just really curious as to why the article was flagged for deletion. I'll really appreciate your response. Once again, thanks for all you do. Cheers! Mevoelo (talk) 21:06, 14 July 2023 (UTC)

Nambi (film)
Hello, Oaktree b,

Just letting you know I've removed the Notability tag from that page. Sources seem to confirm that short film is notable. Yours, - MY, OH MY! (mushy yank)  10:28, 16 July 2023 (UTC)

and
@Mohamednainar54 and are continuously making edits without providing any sources to support his actions. I warned them twice at MN54 talk page and ME talk page but they still keep doing so. Have a look at Marxist's contributions and at Mnainar54's contributions. Please help. Shaan Sengupta (talk) 11:18, 17 July 2023 (UTC)

Speedy deletion contested: الشيخ مرتضى أبوبكر غاتا
Hello Oaktree b. I am just letting you know that I contested the speedy deletion of الشيخ مرتضى أبوبكر غاتا, a page you tagged for speedy deletion, because of the following concern: No link to foreign Wikimedia project has been provided. I'll move this to the draftspace. Thank you. BangJan1999 21:21, 17 July 2023 (UTC)


 * It's in a non-English language. Ok, draft seems fine I suppose. 99.226.79.29 (talk) 21:33, 17 July 2023 (UTC)

Edit conflict
Apologies - I was in the process of deleting Anthony Vaz (American investor) as complete garbage at the same time you were nominating at AFD. I left a note there. I'd prefer to let the CSD stand and close the AFD early, but can undelete if you're seeing something I may be missing in the sourcing. Sam Kuru (talk) 13:40, 19 July 2023 (UTC)


 * Oh, that's fine. I'll ask to close the AfD. Oaktree b (talk) 13:41, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

Deaf Queer Men Only question
Hi - thank you for your feedback on the new article and your willingness to help newer users. I understood that the cited Chicago Tribune article, Windy City Times article, and Canadian Deaf news, all of which are independent and significant coverage, would be enough? Oddrobb (talk) 16:30, 23 July 2023 (UTC)

I'm curious
You're a prolific AfD nominator across a wide range of topics -- do you have a method for how you look for articles to nominate (for instance, perusing a maintenance category of articles tagged as problematic)? Or are you more eclectic (I just look at the list of AfDs and pick ones I find interesting).

Anyway, what you do is important even if we frequently disagree. Thanks for doing this!

-- A. B. (talk • contribs • global count) 20:33, 27 July 2023 (UTC)


 * Oh it's usually a quick scan of the new page patrol list and I can tell from the flowery language which ones are needing AfD. I'm going for the low hanging fruit now (the ones you can tell are puffery), anything Nigeria, India, crypto or entrepreneur are likely candidates. Otherwise, just ones that sound like BS, lol. You get the hang of it quick enough; I'd apply to be a new page patroller but I do other projects off-line, so this is just ad-hoc for now. Oaktree b (talk) 20:54, 27 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Makes sense. Thanks, A. B. (talk • contribs • global count) 20:59, 27 July 2023 (UTC)

AFDs
Hello, Oaktree b,

I hope you know that I value all of your contributions but especially your consistent participation in AFD deletion discussions. I always value your evaluation of articles even when they don't end up in line with the consensus of the group. However, I just closed several AFD discussions you started as Keeps and the commonality is that you nominated all of these articles within an hour or a few hours after they were created in main space.

There is no official "grace period" that we extend to editors creating new articles before they can be tagged for deletion but I would advise against nominating an article that has just been created and is actively being edited and improved. What can happen is over the next 7 days, the article is improved so much that it doesn't resemble the original article you tagged for a deletion discussion. On the other hand, I think we have lots of poor articles from the "old days" that could use clearing out. I know they can be tougher to track down but you might take a subject you know well and just go through a category, looking at older articles that don't meet the standards we have in 2023. I think of an editor a year or so ago who went through a software category and PROD'd dozens of articles of software that were created 15 years ago and then the software wasn't supported or the company was shut down or the programs just disappeared. Just dated articles that made no sense a decade later. Any way, it's just a suggestion.

Thanks again for all you do and I hope you are having a cool and restful weekend. Liz Read! Talk! 00:41, 30 July 2023 (UTC)

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review?
Hi Oaktree b. I see you are pumping out barnstars. It would be a good idea to say what article you are talking about when awarding a barnstar. Perhaps it was in respect Selenite sulfate the first review you did. Anyway I wish you an effective review career here! Graeme Bartlett (talk) 04:07, 12 August 2023 (UTC)


 * Yes it was, I thought it would attach it to the article. Thanks for the info. Trying to spread the wikiove. Oaktree b (talk) 15:20, 12 August 2023 (UTC)

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I'm replying here as the AfD has already too many sidetracks. I'm a bit puzzled about your request. Generally speaking linking a RS is enough to judge its reliability, here I also summarized to the best of my ability the Kol Ha'ir article and enlighted its elements of significance (the commercial success of the album with 6,000 copies sold, the hit songs, the bad reviews commentary, the "established phenomenon in the entertainment industry/market" literal citation), I expected a comment on these contents, but if your reply is "I don't speak Hebrew so don't feel able to judge the quality of the sources" I have no idea how to convince you a given article is a piece of sigcov and that its contents support a claim of notability. For what it's worth, this is the page about the newspaper in hewiki, maybe you can use a translator to get an idea its reliability (the same with the other sources). I am not sure what more I am supposed to do. If you are asking me something like fully translate all the available sources, I anticipate that I am not available to such a crazy task, as I have already spent way too much time on that page. My best, Cavarrone 03:05, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

Thank You
Thank You for providing me guidance related to WP Football and Notability Demt1298 (talk) 13:20, 22 August 2023 (UTC)

Rajput Mughal marriage alliances
Oaktree b (talk) Hey, good morning. Wrongly, I prodded the Rajput Mughal marriage alliances page for deletion, then I immediately undid my edit, but after some time, a robot again prodded for deletion. I didn't prod, and I really want to save the article. Please recommend to me the right way to request or get rid of this mistake because my intentions were to request the deletion of only one page of the Jethwa dynasty and nothing else. So if you're familiar with how to save a mistakenly deleted page, please do help. Thank you Transe Ænd Danse (talk) 20:27, 28 August 2023 (UTC)

Keeping the peace
Hi Oaktree b. I saw your latest comment on Articles for deletion/Fuck the War EP. I know that you didn't mean anything by it but I have a feeling that Annette Bonze Blayk might react negatively to your use of the word "man" when you replied to her. It might be a good idea to go back and change the comment before it unintentionally causes any more drama. --DanielRigal (talk) 23:02, 1 September 2023 (UTC)


 * Will do. Oaktree b (talk) 23:18, 1 September 2023 (UTC)

Craig Busch (entrepreneur)
Hi. I removed the speedy deletion tag from this article. The article is promotional but its got refs and the guy may be notable. I think it’s better off taken to AfD.

Thanks for all you do to keep this place going, especially at deletions! — A. B. (talk • contribs • global count) 00:31, 4 September 2023 (UTC)

Trout is off, dear
We've got a lovely beef pie, though.

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 * Fish fingers and custard for me, thanks. - UtherSRG (talk) 14:29, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

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Placement of your AfD votes
Is there a reason why you place your AfD !votes often higher on the page, even at the very beginning, instead of in chronological order? Your indentation is also different to the standard used on those pages. Fram (talk) 14:19, 18 September 2023 (UTC)


 * I'll usually reply to the main deletion discussion, so it doesn't get indented further down the page, I would assume responding to the main article is the correct way to reply, not to the last comment in the forum. Oaktree b (talk) 14:21, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * The "Reply" function isn't great at correctly placing things other than for simple discussions. The "Edit" function is probably better to use. Or using a tool like 's xfdvote. - UtherSRG (talk) 14:28, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Yeah, in an AfD a comment is supposed to be placed at the bottom, not where some tool may place it (of course a reply to another "keep" or "delete" should be placed below that one, as in any discussion, but a new "keep", "delete", "merge" should always be placed as the last comment, not near the top or somewhere in the middle). Fram (talk) 14:44, 18 September 2023 (UTC)
 * That tool looks nifty, I'll give it a try. Oaktree b (talk) 14:49, 18 September 2023 (UTC)

Alexzandra Sarmiento's page
hi there, I spotted that you moved one of the pages I created to draft. I thought sources were pretty good and I have spotted other articles on wiki being much shorted and with barely any sources. Can I ask you what made this one go back to draft? How can I improve it and how many sources do I need? Thank you Musicalge3k5 (talk) 22:42, 19 September 2023 (UTC)


 * We're looking for more extensive sourcing, articles about her for example. Most of what's given are name drops. She won the theatre award as shown in the article, there should be articles about that. I think if we had one or two big articles about her for sourcing, the article would be good. She is notable, but I didn't think the sources used were just quite enough. Hope that explains it. Oaktree b (talk) 00:04, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

Request for a favor
At Articles for deletion/Fenton Communications (2nd nomination). I posted a couple of links to articles at newspaperarchive.com. Can you verify whether you can click through and see the articles? Thanks! — Jacona (talk) 13:59, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Oops, I responded in the AFd instead of here, but yes I can see them. I have to login using the Wikipedia Library, but the links work! Oaktree b (talk) 14:08, 20 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks! It is good to know. With all the effort it takes, I didn't want to do it if others couldn't see it! I guess I'll start posting wikipedia library access required along with the links in the future. — Jacona (talk) 14:20, 20 September 2023 (UTC)

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Hello. I saw you leave Delete in this deletion discussion, and I think it is right for this document to be listed, so I am seeking your help. (This is not an objection to your opinion in the deletion discussion, so I'll leave it on your page.) I thought this article had enough sources, but I'm going to revise this article so it can be a Keep for others too. Do I need to add more reliable sources? 올해의수상자 (talk) 04:03, 1 October 2023 (UTC)

Singleton field
I rewrote the stub singleton field into a different stub that maybe situates the topic in context better. What do you think? XOR&#39;easter (talk) 18:02, 12 October 2023 (UTC)


 * It's fine, really needs expansion beyond what it is now, but it's a good start. Oaktree b (talk) 19:52, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

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Hi, at the Jimi Cravity afd I read that you thought the sources I gave were unreliable. I have to disagree as the three christian music sites are listed at WikiProject Christian music/Sources and AllMusic is regarded as reliable by most music editors hence its inclusion at WikiProject Albums/Sources. Also. it no longer seems to have an entry at the perennial sources list, regards Atlantic306 (talk) 22:34, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

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 * Thank you, I'll try it out! Oaktree b (talk) 19:51, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

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Articles for deletion/TheaterWeek
Closed as Keep, so please go ahead to add in your sources. All the best! -- Ssilvers (talk) 02:00, 6 November 2023 (UTC)

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Hey, I have a question
Like you mentioned, at Manish Doshi's 2nd Afd nomination, the use of news coverage about a medical device not make it notable person, even though it's certified by the FDA. FDA certification is necessary to sell medical items in the USA, but it doesn't automatically make something or someone notable. This same idea was used in the nomination of Concept Medical. I am really doubtful how news and coverage about a medical devicee can make the company manufacturing it notable. Even though the AfD discussion is closed and I don't plan to nominate it again, mam curious to know if my nomination was incorrect. If it was, how should someone evaluate such articles? Charlie (talk) 11:57, 17 December 2023 (UTC)

Jordan Palmer (social activist)
The AfD for the the subject article was closed as merge on October 10. Since you started the discussion, I wanted to remind you about it because it has not yet been merged. I realize there is no hard requirement for an AfD starter to complete resulting merge work, but I hope you will consider doing it. Stefen Towers among the rest!  Gab • Gruntwerk 02:11, 18 December 2023 (UTC)

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Hi, if you have some spare time, could you participate in the AFD for Civil Police Officer? It is not getting enough participation. Thank you in advance. 2409:4073:114:4E4C:4D26:ABA5:4290:7758 (talk) 15:21, 27 December 2023 (UTC)

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James Mason (wrestler)
Hi, you previously participated in a deletion debate for this article which was deleted due to not enough RS. I have found some more sources for this article and would appreciate it if you could contribute to the follow up discussion at User talk:Sionk. Thank you. Romomusicfan (talk) 08:03, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

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FYI
Your vote at this afd was tampered with. I have restored your original vote. Hope you don't mind that. NW1223&lt;Howl at me•My hunts&gt; 05:44, 3 February 2024 (UTC)


 * no, that's ok. Thank you for the heads up Oaktree b (talk) 16:19, 3 February 2024 (UTC)

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 * Thank you, I appreciate it! Oaktree b (talk) 15:54, 15 February 2024 (UTC)

Hello
Hi... How are you doing? Jutos222 (talk) 21:25, 22 February 2024 (UTC)


 * Fine thank you. Oaktree b (talk) 21:31, 22 February 2024 (UTC)

A barnstar for you!

 * Thank you, I appreciate it. Oaktree b (talk) 04:38, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

Request For Deletion Review: John Paczkowski
I'd ask that you resurrect John Paczkowski's page, as continues to be a very well known andrespected journalist. His reporters have won pretty much every award in the business (Livingston, Polk, Pulitzer, Mirror, SABEW). And he's completely resurrected Forbes tech reporting, which has led the industry on TikTok reporting: https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilybaker-white/2022/11/28/tiktoks-china-problem/?sh=550c549c1ee4

Before moving to editing, he interviewed Apple CEO Tim Cook and broke all manner of news about Apple and other big tech companies.

Forbes announcement: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbespr/2022/05/26/forbes-names-john-paczkowski-executive-editor-of-innovation-and-technology/?sh=218988244539

Twitter scoop: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnpaczkowski/2023/11/19/linda-yaccarino-x-twitter-elon-musk-antisemitism-urged-to-resign/?sh=1f24a0e13929

Day of announcement Vision Pro review: https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnpaczkowski/2023/06/07/this-is-what-its-like-to-use-apples-new-vision-pro-mixed-reality-headset/

Buzzfeed News Archive: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/author/johnpaczkowski

Kara Swisher announcing Paczkowki's column: https://www.vox.com/2014/4/28/11626138/john-paczkowskis-back-with-daily-codered-column-on-recode

Paczkowki's allthingsD archive. He was Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg's first editorial hire: https://allthingsd.com/author/john/index.html

Tim Cook interview: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/johnpaczkowski/twenty-minutes-with-tim-cook

AirPods scoop: https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/johnpaczkowski/inside-iphone-7-why-apple-killed-the-headphone-jack# AliceTheGoon (talk) 17:45, 25 March 2024 (UTC)


 * I do not have the ability to do so, you can ask on the Teahouse here for help on how to do that. But most of these sources still don't look notable enough to build an article. Oaktree b (talk) 19:16, 25 March 2024 (UTC)

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Noam Bettan
Hello, could you remove the added template since the relevance Noam Bettan was demonstrated and I was adding more independent and reliable references about the French Israeli artist The user has not yet responded to the different calls but the relevance is demonstrated Acartonadooopo (talk) 02:13, 5 April 2024 (UTC)


 * I don't think this person should have a wikipedia article, the notability is not demonstrated. I've nominated it for deletion. Oaktree b (talk) 03:02, 5 April 2024 (UTC)


 * I am working on giving it more notoriety, I should recognize that the artist does have an established career, of course he is still emerging but that does not diminish his importance.--Acartonadooopo (talk) 14:04, 5 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Hello, because no one has yet issued an opinion on the relevance of the article Noam Bettan. I think that if a maintenance template already existed you did not have to open this query I am waiting for a response And the relevance and notoriety is more than proven.Acartonadooopo (talk) 16:23, 6 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I figured it would get deleted, regardless. Oaktree b (talk) 04:22, 12 April 2024 (UTC)
 * The great notoriety of this article is currently being debated Maan Abu Taleb with only 2 sources and no notability other than a sold book. Acartonadooopo (talk) 14:45, 12 April 2024 (UTC)

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 * Thank you! Much appreciated. Oaktree b (talk) 22:39, 8 April 2024 (UTC)

Pascal Caffet
Thanks for all your work! Really helpful! Valereee (talk) 14:51, 4 June 2024 (UTC)


 * Thank you, I appreciate your kinds words! Oaktree b (talk) 14:53, 4 June 2024 (UTC)

Articles for deletion/Steve Fox (musician)‎
Hi. I'm considering withdrawing this nomination. The article is now sourced and expanded by another editor. Your thoughts would be most welcome — Iadmc  ♫ talk  11:14, 10 June 2024 (UTC)

AfD on Mitchell Waite
If you don't mind, could you check out the new info regarding notability posted on the Mitchell Waite AfD and let us know what you think? I've also done a rewrite of the article and added new citations there. SouthernNights (talk) 15:32, 30 June 2024 (UTC)

Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Jean Houymet
Good morning,

I'm new with Wikipedia and would like some help with the soft delete of this page. Sorry if it took months before I reached out but It took a while for me to realize that we had trouble with the page. Could you help me in understand the exact reason behind the deletion?

The following reasons were written in the talk page of the article - As near as I can tell, this person has no great significance other than being the "first of his name", i.e. someone who has a lot of descendents. I don't even know for sure if he was a farmer, or just someone who owned land. The provided references seem to indicate that the only research done into this individual was done by his family members; any non-relations giving reference are from primary documents directly connected to the subject. I will admit that I make this AFD after taking a hatchet to the article (see Special:Permalink/1222951438 for the previous version) but there is no usable content in the older version either (most of it is editorialising, OR, or speculation). Primefac (talk) 15:24, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

And you wrote this : Delete: A family biography project is not suitable for wikipedia. Interesting local history, but not meeting inclusion criteria here. Oaktree b (talk) 15:47, 9 May 2024 (UTC)

I'm writing this on behalf of a friend who did all the research about Jean Houymet and all his descendants. If the main issue is that Jean Houymet is not an important figure, we have found that many famous people are related to this Jean Houymet, the most famous one being Francis Desales Ouimet, the father of amateur golf in the USA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Ouimet

Here's a list of other famous people that are descendants of this Jean Houymet André OUIMET https://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Les_Patriotes_de_1837-1838/29 Antoine OUILMETTE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_Ouilmette Danielle OUIMET https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danielle_Ouimet David OUIMET https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ouimet Francis DeSales OUIMET https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Ouimet François OUIMET https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Ouimet Gédéon OUIMET https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C3%A9d%C3%A9on_Ouimet Gérard OUIMETTE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerard_Ouimette J. Aldéric OUIMET https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph-Ald%C3%A9ric_Ouimet J. Alphonse OUIMET https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonse_Ouimet J. Rodolphe OUIMET https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph-Rodolphe_Ouimet Jean OUIMET https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Ouimet Joseph-Aldric OUIMET https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph-Aldric_Ouimet Karl OUIMETTE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Ouimette Léo-Ernest OUIMET https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9o-Ernest_Ouimet Lise OUIMETTE-PAYETTE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lise_Payette Marie-Josée GIBEAU-OUIMET https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie-Jos%C3%A9e_Gilbeau-Ouimet Matt OUIMET https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Ouimet Stephen OUIMET https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Ouimette Steve OUIMETTE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Ouimette

I think it would be interesting to keep this Jean Houymet page and link it to all these famous people.

I do have to agree that a family biography project is not suitable for Wikipedia. If we rewrite this article in a more encyclopedic way and link it to all these famous Ouimet, would it be something accepted by Wikipedia?

Please get back to me on what's the best way to un-delete this page and modify it ton a Wikipedia worthy article.

Thank you very much for the help you will give me,

Pierre-Alexandre Planglois012 (talk) 14:15, 4 July 2024 (UTC)