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Incomplete DYK nomination
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June thanks
Thank you for improving article quality in June! - Today we have a centenarian story (documentation about it by Percy Adlon) and an article that had two sentences yesterday and was up for deletion, and needs a few more citations. -- Gerda Arendt (talk) 21:20, 20 June 2024 (UTC)

Hello
I was real stupid to change the Boeing model 1 start to "I ain't readin all that". I am very sorry. So we good 😀 2409:40E5:B5:1765:804A:1E6A:A69F:DD3 (talk) 13:53, 23 June 2024 (UTC)

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File:Georgia Black Cantey.JPG
As the uploader of the image, I have the right to request it be moved. Why did you decline my request? Mach61 13:08, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Sure, but have a read of the declining policy. The rename is completely unnecessary IMO and satisfies FMNN#1. Hence declined. Thanks. The Herald (Benison) (talk) 13:35, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
 * IMO the uppercase "JPG" is confusing enough to warrant a rename Mach61 14:25, 28 June 2024 (UTC)
 * Again, not exactly a criterion for renaming and totally unnecessary, IMO. If you still want to contest, you may submit it again and let some other file mover or sysop respond. Thanks and happy editing :) — The Herald (Benison) (talk) 15:21, 28 June 2024 (UTC)

DYK for Voyager 2
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Tech News: 2024-27
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Featured list removal nomination
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MediaWiki message delivery 21:30, 8 July 2024 (UTC)

This topic is not sufficiently notable for inclusion in Wikipedia
I still do not understand the point. A lot of Artists are below the quality of Jean-Pierre and figure in Wikipedia. I cannot cite much more since the recognition of Jean-Pierre was mainly documented in newspapers. At this time internet was not very popular. And who can decide if someone is notable or not. I also remove all the mention of the quality of this painter to follow the guidance given by previous comments mentionning "advertising". I reduce all to the bone. Very disappointed by the way this was handled. Jpgroppi (talk) 12:27, 11 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Jpgroppi, 6 editors declined the draft before my rejection and 5 left very useful and lenghty comments regarding improvements that can be brought to the article. But I haven't seen any major improvements that barely makes it pass notability criteria yet. It's close to an year now. So if such citations doesn't exist, as you say, that means the subject simply isn't notable enough to warrant a Wikipedia article. Hence I rejected the draft altogether. If you still disagree with me, you can contact AfC help desk for a review. Just a heads up, you can devote your time into other articles for which citations are present and improve them. Thanks and happy editing. — The Herald (Benison) (talk) 13:06, 11 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks for your quick reply. What do you mean devoting my time into other article, what do you mean article? Other artists or to find more citations from the actual artist I am trying to publish? Jpgroppi (talk) 14:00, 11 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Jpgroppi, Either. Good luck. — The Herald (Benison) (talk) 14:27, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

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Redirects
Hi! Thank you for moving the files. Shouldn't the redirects be deleted? ／talk 12:47, 8 July 2024 (UTC)
 * Not necessarily. See WP:FILEREDIRECT. Happy editing :) — The Herald (Benison) (talk) 14:14, 8 July 2024 (UTC)
 * I see. But redirects are for, like, when there's traffic, right? Previously, when i requested the same for other files, the movers moved without leaving a redirect. Currently, leaving a redirect makes the redirect appear in the file usage section. Anyhow, since there appears to be disagreement by another editor over file names, I'll mark the previous redirects for deletion once that's cleared up. ／talk 07:42, 11 July 2024 (UTC)

Kalki box office
users are changing the box office in the kalki page requesting action 2409:40F3:2:DB4E:8000:0:0:0 (talk) 14:22, 13 July 2024 (UTC)