Wikipedia:Article Rescue Squadron/Hall of Fame

This page recognizes those who have helped rescue articles from deletion. To assist in helping rescue articles right now, see Wikipedia: Article Rescue Squadron.

This page also recognizes and records excellent Wikipedia deletion debates in which an article was saved, in the hope that editors can learn from past discussions.

The Hall of Fame
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A

 * Aaron Parry
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Found sources for a Jewish novelist
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren, MelanieN and OldShul
 * S, Expanded
 * WP:N
 * Aaron Saxton
 * 1
 * Yes
 * The Scientologists really came out of the woodwork on this one
 * Silver seren
 * Cirt
 * A
 * WP:BLP1E WP:NOTE WP:BIO
 * Adam Sherrill
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Historical article that references were found for
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren and Dream Focus
 * S
 * WP:N
 * Aerotoxic Association
 * 1
 * Yes
 * New sources were added
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:NPOV WP:RS WP:COI WP:NPA WP:GAME
 * AIDAsol
 * 1
 * Yes
 * New sources were added
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:N WP:CRYSTAL WP:NC-S
 * 1
 * Yes
 * New sources were added
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:N WP:CRYSTAL WP:NC-S


 * Al-Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Overcame transliteration and translation obstacles, added new sources and expanded.
 * Codehydro
 * A, S, Expanded
 * WP:Notability
 * Al-Jamiah Al-Islamiah Patiya
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Added sources demostrating notability.
 * Codehydro
 * S, Expanded
 * WP:ORG
 * Alex Nimo
 * 1 2
 * Yes
 * Peteforsyth
 * S
 * WP:Notability
 * alt.binaries.slack
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Tothwolf
 * Tothwolf
 * S
 * WP:N WP:JNN
 * Amy Schumer
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Simple Google news search pulled up enough sources
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:N
 * Anaheim Canyon (Metrolink station)
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Heavy-rail stations are generally accepted as notable
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:GNG WP:OSE WP:CONS
 * Arpin Group
 * 1
 * Yes
 * The entire article was rewritten and sources were added
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S, Rewritten
 * WP:CORP
 * Art Projects International
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Found reliable sources to prove notability for art gallery
 * Silver seren
 * Tyrenius and Silver seren
 * S, Expanded
 * WP:CORP WP:RS WP:GNG
 * Ashram Chowk
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Involved the elasticity of notability in terms of notable landmarks
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * A
 * WP:STREETS WP:GNG
 * Association for Learned and Professional Society Publishers
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Changed search pattern; copy edit & sources addition.
 * Dthomsen8
 * Racconish
 * S, rewritten and expanded
 * WP:V WP:RS WP:NOTABLE
 * Assured Compliance Assessment Solution
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Added sources to meet WP:GNG and expanded
 * JGHowes
 * S, expanded
 * WP:N
 * Assyrian International News Agency
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Showed that notability for a news agency can be inferred
 * Silver seren
 * Eastmain and Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:N
 * authbind
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Tothwolf
 * S, Rewritten & Expanded
 * WP:RS WP:RUBBISH
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 * S, expanded
 * WP:N
 * Assyrian International News Agency
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Showed that notability for a news agency can be inferred
 * Silver seren
 * Eastmain and Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:N
 * authbind
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Tothwolf
 * S, Rewritten & Expanded
 * WP:RS WP:RUBBISH
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 * Tothwolf
 * S, Rewritten & Expanded
 * WP:RS WP:RUBBISH
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B

 * Barry John Walsh
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Nom withdrawn
 * DESiegel
 * DESiegel
 * S
 * WP:N WP:ATHLETE
 * BC Report
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Sources were found that differentiated it from Alberta Report.
 * Silver seren
 * Paul Erik, Eastmain, and Silver seren
 * S, Expanded
 * WP:GNG
 * Bei Maejor
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Reliable sources from outside of music PR sources were found
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren and Hec24000
 * S
 * WP:RS
 * Black Grenadian
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Sources were found, article slightly rewritten
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren and Gonzonoir
 * S, Rewritten
 * WP:N WP:RUBBISH
 * Blue Ridge Mountains Council
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Sources added, article expanded
 * JGHowes
 * S, expanded
 * WP:GNG WP:RS
 * Bradford Bypass
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Even though it is only planned, it is heavily sourced
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:CRYSTAL
 * Brian Sterling-Vete
 * 1 2
 * Yes
 * Previously deleted article was saved this time
 * Silver seren
 * MichaelQSchmidt and Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:N WP:CLEANUP
 * Bullet Club
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Consensus reached: Keep
 * Vjmlhds HHH Pedrigree Starship.paint Dale Arnett LM2000
 * Consensus
 * WP:GNG
 * Burnie Gift
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Sources added, non admin closed.
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:N
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 * WP:GNG
 * Burnie Gift
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Sources added, non admin closed.
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:N
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C

 * Cairo International Model United Nations
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Added new sources and expanded, establishing notability.
 * Diaa abdelmoneim
 * Codehydro, Silver seren, and Diaa abdelmoneim
 * A, S, Expanded
 * WP:Notability
 * Canada's Largest Ribfest
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Closed as snow keep. Nonetheless, sources were added and article improved by rescue.
 * Xeno
 * Codehydro
 * A, S, Expanded
 * none
 * Chappargram
 * 1
 * Yes
 * All towns are notable, as long as they can be proven to exist, regardless of size
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:V WP:OR WP:SYNTH WP:OUTCOMES
 * Chaubunagungamaug Reservation
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Explained that a reservation doesn't have to be federally recognized to be notable
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:RS
 * Cherie Gil
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Proved that a foreign actress is still notable
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:BLP WP:UNKNOWNHERE
 * Chris Crocker (Internet celebrity)
 * 1 2 3
 * Yes
 * AfD was mentioned in an LA Times article, Speedy keep at latest AfD
 * Fosnez
 * Irk
 * A
 * Coby Hansen
 * 1
 * N/A
 * Rewritten with sources added during AfD. AfD closed as no consensus User:Y, but was soon redirected by User:J Milburn with reason "No consensus to delete at the AfD, but pretty clear consensus that it wasn't notable. If anyone cares enough to merge it, go for it, it's all in the history, it's fine as a redirect for now." Majority of information was later recovered from history and merged into List of Transformers: Cybertron characters by a rescuer.
 * User:Mathewignash
 * WP:N
 * Community management
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Rewritten initially by Colonel Warden. Incorporated information from orphaned article "Common pool problem" which was merged into this article during AfD.
 * Colonel Warden
 * Codehydro, Colonel Warden, and FeydHuxtable
 * A, S, Rewritten & Expanded
 * WP:COATRACK WP:COI WP:DICTIONARY
 * Comparison between Roman and Han Empires
 * 1 2
 * Yes
 * Thanks to the work of Teeninvestor, the article had a unique closure: stubify, with the content moved to article incubator retaining the edit history. It was returned to mainspace as Comparative studies of the Roman and Han empires on March 12, 2010.
 * Teeninvestor
 * Co-training
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Fences and windows
 * Cooper Huckabee
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Alex.muller
 * Corey Delaney
 * 1 2 3
 * No
 * The deletion of this article attracted the attention of the Australian Media. See the full log of events here.
 * Fosnez
 * A
 * CTA International
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Showed the notability of a weapons company
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren and Welsh
 * S
 * WP:N
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 * Cooper Huckabee
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Alex.muller
 * Corey Delaney
 * 1 2 3
 * No
 * The deletion of this article attracted the attention of the Australian Media. See the full log of events here.
 * Fosnez
 * A
 * CTA International
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Showed the notability of a weapons company
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren and Welsh
 * S
 * WP:N
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 * CTA International
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Showed the notability of a weapons company
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren and Welsh
 * S
 * WP:N
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 * WP:N
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D

 * Dark Intervals
 * 1 2
 * Yes
 * Showed that a notable musician produces notable albums
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren and Michig
 * S, Expanded
 * WP:NALBUMS WP:PROBLEM
 * Dawson (pornographic actor)
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Discussion on the specific rules of notability for pornographic actors
 * Ash
 * Ash and Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:PORNBIO WP:GNG WP:SPA WP:EL WP:FRANKIE WP:BLP WP:OR WP:SYNTH
 * D. B. Cooper in popular culture
 * 1
 * Yes
 * A Nobody
 * A, S
 * Dean Willard
 * 1 2
 * Yes
 * Discussion on whether a politician met the notability guidelines
 * Silver seren
 * Kgrr and Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:POLITICIAN WP:GNG WP:RS WP:NPOV WP:ATH WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS
 * Donovan Joyce
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Fosnez
 * A
 * Dree Hemingway
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Proved, yet again, that a sufficient search can find ample sources
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S, Expanded
 * WP:N WP:INHERITED
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 * A
 * Dree Hemingway
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Proved, yet again, that a sufficient search can find ample sources
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S, Expanded
 * WP:N WP:INHERITED
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 * S, Expanded
 * WP:N WP:INHERITED
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E

 * E-frame
 * 1
 * Yes
 * A Nobody
 * A, S
 * Earl W. Stafford
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Copious amounts of sources were found
 * Silver seren
 * Chzz
 * S
 * WP:BIO
 * Edmund Thomas Clint
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Found outside American sources to satisfy notability
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:AUTO
 * Elfwood
 * 1 2
 * Yes
 * This article was greatly reorganized, expanded, and improved upon. Over 20 independent sources were added.
 * Codehydro
 * Codehydro and Colonel Warden
 * A, S, Expanded
 * WP:Notability
 * Ellen McCarthy
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Was able to find sources and more information that proved notability
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren and Milowent
 * S, Expanded
 * WP:ANYBIO WP:NTEMP
 * Evanston public library
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Edison
 * WP:Notability
 * Exercise Robin Sage
 * style="font-size:70%;"| 1
 * Yes
 * Supporters of article rescue offer this as a Prime Example of an article that should never have been put through an AfD. There were abundant sources available, yet the nominator did not improve the article. Rather, they chose to list it for AfD.
 * Fosnez
 * A
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 * Edison
 * WP:Notability
 * Exercise Robin Sage
 * style="font-size:70%;"| 1
 * Yes
 * Supporters of article rescue offer this as a Prime Example of an article that should never have been put through an AfD. There were abundant sources available, yet the nominator did not improve the article. Rather, they chose to list it for AfD.
 * Fosnez
 * A
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 * Supporters of article rescue offer this as a Prime Example of an article that should never have been put through an AfD. There were abundant sources available, yet the nominator did not improve the article. Rather, they chose to list it for AfD.
 * Fosnez
 * A
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F

 * Fingerboard (skateboard)
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Benjiboi
 * A
 * Forvo.com
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Found spanish language sources that proved notability
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:N WP:WEB WP:RS WP:GNG
 * Fruit (slang)
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Benjiboi
 * A
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 * Fruit (slang)
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Benjiboi
 * A
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 * A
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G

 * Gabrielle Diana
 * 1
 * Yes
 * WP:HEY applies.
 * Dream Focus
 * Dream Focus and Kbabej and Beccaynr
 * A, S, Rewritten & Expanded
 * WP:SIGCOV WP:HEY
 * Galactic quadrant
 * 1
 * N/A
 * Introduced real-word concepts and expanded. Fictional area was reorganized with added sources, but the result of the discussion was delete and rewrite with focus on real-world concept, allowing only small mention of the fictional use. Article was soon restored, though not without large blocks of fiction material deleted. Soon, fictional concept was largely merged into List of Star Trek regions of space.
 * Jclemens
 * WP:Notability
 * Gaucho Rivero
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Proved that an article that doesn't have a NPOV stance doesn't mean it isn't valuable
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren and Edison
 * S, Rewritten
 * WP:VNT WP:FRINGE WP:DUE WP:TPG WP:SINGLEEVENT WP:OR
 * GayNZ.com
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Benjiboi
 * A
 * Gwen Grayson
 * 1
 * Yes
 * A Nobody
 * A, S
 * Gumtree
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Fosnez
 * A
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 * 1
 * Yes
 * A Nobody
 * A, S
 * Gumtree
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Fosnez
 * A
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 * Yes
 * Fosnez
 * A
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 * A
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H

 * Hansadutta Swami
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Showed that his involvement with weapon smuggling and cult involvement was notable.
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:V WP:RS WP:IKNOWIT
 * Hassan Musa
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Copy edit & sources addition.
 * Racconish
 * Racconish
 * S, rewritten and expanded
 * WP:V WP:RS WP:NOTABLE
 * Helvenston et al. v. Blackwater Security
 * 1
 * Yes
 * This one caused the usage of the template to be called into question.
 * Bearian
 * A
 * Hiroshi Araki
 * 1
 * Yes
 * While initially prime criterion for deletion, new sources found were able to satisfy notability
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren and Colonel Warden
 * S
 * WP:NOEFFORT WP:BIO WP:ANYBIO WP:ACADEMIC
 * Hubert Joly
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Showed that a CEO of a large company is notable
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:GNG
 * Huma Abedin
 * 1 2
 * Yes
 * Discussion yet again proved that, even though she is merely an aide, she is still important
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:GNG
 * Hyman Abrams
 * 1
 * Yes
 * New sources were added; bad faith nomination.
 * Silver seren
 * Meco and Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:N WP:CANVAS
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 * Hyman Abrams
 * 1
 * Yes
 * New sources were added; bad faith nomination.
 * Silver seren
 * Meco and Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:N WP:CANVAS
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I

 * Ika Hügel-Marshall
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Poorly referenced stub BLP created by a sock of a blocked editor. Notice of AfD picked up via the Articles for creation help desk, subsequently expanded partly via subscription only sources on JSTOR and offline books. Sent to Did you know? with over 6,000 views, now undergoing a good article review.
 * S, DYK
 * WP:GNG, WP:ANYBIO, WP:BLPSOURCES
 * International Children Assistance Network
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Proved that an organization was notable
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:ORG WP:GNG
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 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:ORG WP:GNG
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J

 * Jacob Young (documentarian)
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Proved that films create notability for the filmmaker.
 * MichaelQSchmidt
 * MichaelQSchmidt and Silver seren
 * S, Expanded
 * WP:GNG WP:BIO WP:ANYBIO
 * James Bondurant
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Only Keep vote
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * Jeff Phelps
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Nominator withdrew request after sources were found to satisfy WP:N concerns
 * Vjmlhds
 * S
 * WP:N WP:ANYBIO
 * Jessie James
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Alex.muller
 * Jesus Scroll, The
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Fosnez
 * A
 * Joe Hahn
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Found sources
 * Silver seren
 * Zagalejo and Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:MUSICBIO WP:GNG
 * Joe Muggs
 * 1
 * Added sources, nominator withdrew as a result. now a redirect.
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:CORP
 * John C. England
 * 1
 * Yes
 * "Consensus is that improvements made to the article since nomination demonstrate notability." Thereafter, promoted to DYK.
 * 7&6=thirteen
 * 7&6=thirteen
 * A, S, DYK
 * WP:SOLDIER, WP:GNG, WP:BEFORE, WP:ANYBIO, WP:IDONTLIKEIT, WP:HEY, WP:RS
 * Jonathan Fryer
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Showed that an election candidate was notable for things besides his candidacy.
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren and Msrasnw
 * S, Expanded
 * WP:POLITICIAN WP:RS WP:AUTH
 * Joop Kasteel
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Showed that he was the MMA world champion at once point in time
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:MANOTE WP:ATH WP:BIO WP:ESSAYDEL WP:ONLYESSAY
 * José Bonilla Observation
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Proved notability with hard to find sources for a UFO event
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:FRINGE WP:N
 * Julie Legrand
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Added sources about plays she was in
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:ENT
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 * Showed that he was the MMA world champion at once point in time
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:MANOTE WP:ATH WP:BIO WP:ESSAYDEL WP:ONLYESSAY
 * José Bonilla Observation
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Proved notability with hard to find sources for a UFO event
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:FRINGE WP:N
 * Julie Legrand
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Added sources about plays she was in
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:ENT
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 * WP:ENT
 * colspan=15 align="left" |
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K

 * Katie Rowley Jones
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Found sources that showed notable positions in notable plays
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * Kelutviaq
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Found sources that verified existence
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren, Reyk, and Milowent
 * S
 * WP:Notability
 * KevJumba
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Guycalledryan, Lowellian
 * WP:Notability
 * Kiss World Tour 2008
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Fosnez
 * A
 * K. V. Mathew
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Proved academic significance
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:PROF WP:V
 * Kristoffer Domeij
 * 1
 * Yes
 * The AfD result was no consensus, but on 10 March 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article, and drew 36,697 page views (3,058 per hour) while on the Main Page.
 * 7&6=thirteen
 * 7&6=thirteen
 * A, S, DYK
 * WP:SOLDIER, WP:GNG, WP:BEFORE
 * colspan=15 align="left" |
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:PROF WP:V
 * Kristoffer Domeij
 * 1
 * Yes
 * The AfD result was no consensus, but on 10 March 2021, Did you know was updated with a fact from the article, and drew 36,697 page views (3,058 per hour) while on the Main Page.
 * 7&6=thirteen
 * 7&6=thirteen
 * A, S, DYK
 * WP:SOLDIER, WP:GNG, WP:BEFORE
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L

 * Lesser, Matt
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Alex.muller
 * S
 * Lila (Peanuts)
 * 1
 * Yes
 * A Nobody
 * A, S
 * Lionel Blackman
 * 1 2
 * Yes
 * Was able to show the notability beyond politician notability
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren and SilkTork
 * S
 * WP:POLITICIAN WP:GNG
 * Lisa M. Hansen
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Close as no consensus with possibility of merger discussion.
 * Carrite
 * Codehydro and JHvW
 * A, S, Expanded
 * WP:BIO WP:ARTIST
 * List of minor Avatar: The Last Airbender characters
 * 1
 * N/A
 * Section originally deleted from List of Avatar: The Last Airbender characters due to length. Recovered from page history and made into own article. Removed copyright violations, expanded greatly and added non-plot content. AfD consensus was to merge and redirect back into main page.
 * Codehydro
 * A, S, Expanded
 * WP:Plot WP:Notability
 * List of unusual deaths
 * Yes
 * A Nobody
 * A, S
 * List of warez groups
 * 1
 * Yes
 * This was the 5th nomination for this article and it turned into a Speedy keep.
 * Tothwolf
 * S
 * WP:Verifiability WP:NOEFFORT WP:RUBBISH WP:UNENCYC WP:IDONTLIKEIT
 * Liahavichy Castle
 * Yes
 * Fences and windows
 * Lizzy the Lezzy
 * 1
 * Yes
 * New sources were added
 * Silver seren
 * DustFormsWords and Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:RS
 * Lloyd Monserratt
 * 2
 * Yes
 * New sources added
 * JGHowes
 * S
 * WP:GNG
 * colspan=15 align="left" |
 * S
 * WP:Verifiability WP:NOEFFORT WP:RUBBISH WP:UNENCYC WP:IDONTLIKEIT
 * Liahavichy Castle
 * Yes
 * Fences and windows
 * Lizzy the Lezzy
 * 1
 * Yes
 * New sources were added
 * Silver seren
 * DustFormsWords and Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:RS
 * Lloyd Monserratt
 * 2
 * Yes
 * New sources added
 * JGHowes
 * S
 * WP:GNG
 * colspan=15 align="left" |
 * Lloyd Monserratt
 * 2
 * Yes
 * New sources added
 * JGHowes
 * S
 * WP:GNG
 * colspan=15 align="left" |
 * WP:GNG
 * colspan=15 align="left" |
 * colspan=15 align="left" |

M
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 * Madison Eagles
 * 5
 * Yes
 * Notability proved after four previous deletions on Wikipedia
 * Anne Delong, Foleyfunk89, Ribbon Salminen and
 * Anne Delong, Foleyfunk89, Ribbon Salminen and
 * Anne Delong, Foleyfunk89, Ribbon Salminen and
 * S, Expanded
 * WP:GNG
 * Manuela Kay
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Was able to translate non-english sources to provide notability
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:AUTHOR BIO WP:GNG
 * Mario Parodi
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Found some sources and showed he passed guidelines
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:MUSICBIO WP:ARTIST
 * Mark Burgess (children's author)
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Rescue work expanded the article so much such that it was not only kept, but qualified to be featured for WP:DYK.
 * Carrite
 * Codehydro
 * A, S, DYK
 * WP:ONEVENT WP:GNG
 * Martha Lipton
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Rescue work expanded the article to the point it qualified for WP:DYK.
 * Redfarmer
 * Dylanfromthenorth and Redfarmer
 * S, Expanded, DYK
 * WP:Notability
 * Martin Michlmayr
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Added new sources
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S, Rewritten & Expanded
 * WP:Notability WP:RS WP:NOTABLE
 * Matthew Vellanickal
 * 1
 * Yes
 * A debate about what is sufficient for notability
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:PROF WP:POLITICIAN
 * Masey McLain
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Added new sources, nom withdrawn as Speedy Keep and featured for DYK.
 * JGHowes
 * S, threefold expansion
 * WP:N WP:NACTOR
 * Meg Sneed
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Added new sources, rewrote from original, and expanded.
 * Ash
 * Silver seren and Ash
 * S, Rewritten & Expanded
 * WP:Notability WP:SPA WP:BLP1E WP:SELFPUB WP:RS
 * Melissa VanFleet
 * 1
 * Yes
 * "Article improvement during the AFD seemingly addressed the concerns of the delete !voters."
 * Beccaynr
 * Beccaynr, 7&6=thirteen
 * A, S, Rewritten, Expanded
 * WP:HEY, WP:GNG, WP:BASIC, WP:SUSTAINED, WP:NMUSICOTHER, WP:NOTPAPER, WP:PRESERVE, WP:GNG, WP:ENT, WP:RSMUSIC
 * Mesame Dasi
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Added ten new sources and expanded tremendously. Featured on DYK.
 * Smallman12q
 * Silver seren
 * S, Rewritten & Expanded
 * WP:Notability
 * Mibbit
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Rewritten and expanded during AfD. [[Image:Symbol question.svg|14px]] Appeared on the Main Page in the Did you know? column on 15 May 2009.
 * Moritheil
 * Tothwolf
 * S, Rewritten & Expanded
 * WP:Notability WP:WEB WP:SPAM WP:COI WP:JNN
 * Michael Corvin
 * Yes
 * A Nobody
 * A, S
 * Michael Sinclair Sanders
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Another case of "Google It!"
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:Notability WP:FRINGE
 * Mike Fowler
 * 1 2
 * Yes
 * Mix-up on prior nomination, different person
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:CSD G4
 * Morgan "Bill" Evans
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Proved the notability of a gardener
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:MEMORIAL
 * Mzoli's Meats
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Article created by Jimmy Wales. This discussion caused some controversy.
 * Fosnez
 * A
 * MediaCoder
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Nominator changed mind to strong keep.
 * Pcap
 * A
 * colspan=15 align="left" |
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Proved the notability of a gardener
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:MEMORIAL
 * Mzoli's Meats
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Article created by Jimmy Wales. This discussion caused some controversy.
 * Fosnez
 * A
 * MediaCoder
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Nominator changed mind to strong keep.
 * Pcap
 * A
 * colspan=15 align="left" |
 * Yes
 * Nominator changed mind to strong keep.
 * Pcap
 * A
 * colspan=15 align="left" |
 * colspan=15 align="left" |
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N

 * Nailin' Paylin
 * Yes
 * Dlohcierekim, Peregrine Fisher
 * WP:Crystal WP:Notability
 * Nancy Duarte
 * 1 2
 * Yes
 * Saved an article that would have been deleted by putting in a lot of sources
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:PEOPLE
 * Nederwiet
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Fosnez
 * A
 * New Jersey School Report Card
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Resulted in the third MfD for ARS. Expansion resulted in [[Image:Symbol question.svg|14px| ]] DYK? on 2008-07-17
 * JimMillerJr
 * A
 * Niggerati
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Uncle G
 * S, Expanded
 * WP:NEO and WP:NAD
 * N.I.N.A.
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Managed to save an article that was a bit confusing in the rules
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:Notability WP:MUSIC
 * Nordine Zouareg
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Ecoleetage
 * Ikip
 * A, S
 * WP:Notability
 * colspan=15 align="left" |
 * N.I.N.A.
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Managed to save an article that was a bit confusing in the rules
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:Notability WP:MUSIC
 * Nordine Zouareg
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Ecoleetage
 * Ikip
 * A, S
 * WP:Notability
 * colspan=15 align="left" |
 * A, S
 * WP:Notability
 * colspan=15 align="left" |
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O

 * O Outro Lado Da Porta
 * 1 2
 * Yes
 * Established the notability of an album
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:NALBUMS
 * Organization for Understanding Cluster Headaches
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Added new references
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:ORG
 * Origin (Evanescence album)
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Sources were found that allowed the article to overcome the normal rules about demo CDs.
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:MUSIC
 * colspan=15 align="left" |
 * S
 * WP:MUSIC
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P

 * Paul McCusker
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Proved the notability of a radio personality.
 * Silver seren
 * American Eagle and Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:SPA WP:COI
 * Peggy Jean
 * 1
 * Yes
 * A Nobody
 * A, S
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 * Péter Medgyessy
 * 1 2
 * Yes
 * JimMillerJr Wikidemon
 * WP:BLP
 * Philip Paul
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Added new references; bad faith nomination.
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren and Meco
 * S
 * WP:N WP:GNG WP:CANVAS
 * Planck particle
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Added new references and expanded
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S & Expanded
 * WP:Notability
 * Poker Face (Ayumi Hamasaki song)
 * 1
 * Yes
 * I pointed out that it was a charted song and thus met song notability
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:NSONG
 * Powwow Water
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Found coverage
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:N
 * Precambrian rabbit
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Firefly322, Philcha
 * WP:Notability
 * Psychonaut
 * 2
 * Yes
 * Consensus mid-AFD: notable topic but stub due to content issues (WP:OR, WP:V).
 * FT2
 * Research + rewrite, S
 * WP:Notability, unusable content
 * colspan=15 align="left" |
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:N
 * Precambrian rabbit
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Firefly322, Philcha
 * WP:Notability
 * Psychonaut
 * 2
 * Yes
 * Consensus mid-AFD: notable topic but stub due to content issues (WP:OR, WP:V).
 * FT2
 * Research + rewrite, S
 * WP:Notability, unusable content
 * colspan=15 align="left" |
 * Yes
 * Consensus mid-AFD: notable topic but stub due to content issues (WP:OR, WP:V).
 * FT2
 * Research + rewrite, S
 * WP:Notability, unusable content
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Q

 * QIK
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Fosnez
 * A
 * colspan=15 align="left" |
 * A
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R

 * Radio malt
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Fosnez
 * A
 * Radio Milinda
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Fosnez
 * A
 * Raúl Valdez
 * 1
 * Yes
 * It was proved that the BLP played in the major leagues
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren and Muboshgu
 * S
 * WP:ATHLETE WP:SECONDARY WP:RS WP:BASIC
 * Richard Wilbur Award
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Found very many sources
 * GreenC
 * 7&6=thirteen
 * A, S, Expanded
 * WP:BEFORE
 * Robert Earl Hughes
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Reliable sources were added
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren and Cunard
 * S
 * WP:BIO WP:BASIC WP:SNOW
 * Rock n Roll Worship Circus
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Provided extensive coverage in reliable sources
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren and Michig
 * S
 * WP:RS WP:BAND
 * Rome Catholic School (Rome, New York)
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Buster7 took the extraordinary extra step of contacting the principal during this AfD
 * Pastor Theo
 * A, S
 * WP:Notability
 * Rostislav Bogoslevsky
 * 1
 * Yes
 * An interesting AfD that discussed what makes a serial killer
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:BLP1E
 * Ryan Patrick Halligan
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Ikip
 * JGHowes
 * S
 * WP:Notability 
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 * 1
 * Yes
 * An interesting AfD that discussed what makes a serial killer
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:BLP1E
 * Ryan Patrick Halligan
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Ikip
 * JGHowes
 * S
 * WP:Notability 
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 * WP:Notability 
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S

 * Saint Camillus Foundation
 * 1
 * Yes
 * The right sources to establish notability were found.
 * Silver seren
 * DustFormsWords and Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:BIAS WP:N
 * Salamat Sadikova
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Article was nominated because of article lacked sources and material was copy/pasted. Article was rewritten and sourced, with some expansion.
 * Kintetsubuffalo
 * Codehydro, SarekOfVulcan, Kintetsubuffalo, and Silver seren
 * A, S, Rewritten & Expanded
 * WP:BLPPROD WP:COPYVIO
 * Sandor (fictional character)
 * 1
 * Yes
 * A Nobody
 * A, S
 * Seascraper
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Added new sources and expanded
 * Silver seren
 * Kitfoxxe, Dream Focus, and Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:CRYSTAL WP:RS WP:V WP:N WP:NEO WP:SYNTH WP:DICDEF
 * Shania: A Life in Eight Albums
 * N/A
 * N/A
 * Pre-emptively rewrote article, awarded rescue barnstar for efforts
 * MacGyverMagic
 * Shelby Gem Factory
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Allegedly an "advertorial." Quality of references questioned.Should never have been listed.  No compliance with WP:Before.  Resisted.  Added a few extra sources.  WP:Snow keep.
 * 7&amp;6=thirteen (☎) 15:16, 8 October 2017 (UTC)
 * Sha Stimuli
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Proved the notability of a rapper
 * Silver seren
 * Michig and Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:MUSICBIO
 * The Silver Ship and the Sea
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Added new sources and expanded greatly.
 * Cardamon
 * Cardamon, Codehydro, and Dream Focus
 * A, S, Expanded
 * WP:Notability
 * Sinclair Method
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Added new sources
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:Notability
 * Skepta
 * 1 2
 * Yes
 * Proved that notability and more coverage does happen over time
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:Notability
 * Sound Unlimited
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Fosnez
 * A
 * South Florida Council
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Awarded Barnstar for efforts
 * JGHowes
 * S
 * WP:GNG
 * Stan Romanek
 * 1 2
 * Yes
 * Added new sources
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:OR WP:GNG WP:FRINGE
 * Status paradox
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Added new sources, rewrote, and expanded
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren and Paradoctor
 * S
 * WP:Notability WP:RS WP:DICDEF WP:SETINDEX
 * Steal This Film
 * 1 2
 * Yes
 * Fosnez
 * A
 * Stereotypes of white people
 * 1
 * Yes
 * subsequently deleted
 * Juzhong
 * Freechild
 * S
 * Highly negative and unsourced
 * Strong Bad Sings
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Fosnez
 * A
 * Susie Frazier Mueller
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Saved a possibly self-written article
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:BLP WP:SELFPUB WP:RS
 * colspan=15 align="left" |
 * 1 2
 * Yes
 * Fosnez
 * A
 * Stereotypes of white people
 * 1
 * Yes
 * subsequently deleted
 * Juzhong
 * Freechild
 * S
 * Highly negative and unsourced
 * Strong Bad Sings
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Fosnez
 * A
 * Susie Frazier Mueller
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Saved a possibly self-written article
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:BLP WP:SELFPUB WP:RS
 * colspan=15 align="left" |
 * Susie Frazier Mueller
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Saved a possibly self-written article
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:BLP WP:SELFPUB WP:RS
 * colspan=15 align="left" |
 * colspan=15 align="left" |
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T

 * The Game (dice game)
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Added sources in response to a prod  but the same editor attempted an AfD anyway.
 * Tothwolf Thommey
 * S
 * WP:Notability WP:RS
 * The Mariposa Trust
 * (see article history)
 * Yes
 * Stub article created by new editor, repeatedly deleted per WP:CSD and WP:CSD, subsequently sourced correctly to newspapers (including a significant BBC News piece).
 * S, DYK
 * WP:V, WP:GNG
 * Threshold (online game)
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Awarded barnstar for efforts
 * Phil Sandifer
 * WP:Notability
 * Tjandamurra O'Shane
 * 1 2
 * Yes
 * Alansohn, Lankiveil, Lester
 * A, S, Expanded
 * WP:ONEEVENT (WP:BLP1E)
 * Todd Hanson
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Added new sources; realized he was someone else really famous
 * Silver seren
 * Schmidt and Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:BEFORE
 * Tony Campbell (politician)
 * 1
 * Yes
 * recreated previously deleted article with new sources
 * JGHowes
 * S
 * WP:GNG
 * TuneUp Utilities
 * 1
 * Yes
 * The article never really failed WP:GNG
 * FleetCommand
 * JMetzler and FleetCommand
 * A, S, Expanded, Copy-edited and vehemently defended
 * WP:IINFO, WP:N, WP:PRIMARY, WP:V, WP:RS, WP:CIVILITY and WP:GA
 * Tunnel Running
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Colonel Warden, FT2
 * WP:Notability
 * colspan=15 align="left" |
 * S
 * WP:GNG
 * TuneUp Utilities
 * 1
 * Yes
 * The article never really failed WP:GNG
 * FleetCommand
 * JMetzler and FleetCommand
 * A, S, Expanded, Copy-edited and vehemently defended
 * WP:IINFO, WP:N, WP:PRIMARY, WP:V, WP:RS, WP:CIVILITY and WP:GA
 * Tunnel Running
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Colonel Warden, FT2
 * WP:Notability
 * colspan=15 align="left" |
 * Colonel Warden, FT2
 * WP:Notability
 * colspan=15 align="left" |
 * WP:Notability
 * colspan=15 align="left" |
 * colspan=15 align="left" |
 * colspan=15 align="left" |
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U

 * uCoz
 * 1 2
 * Yes
 * Deleted at AfD, restored after sources were presented at DRV.
 * Tothwolf
 * S
 * WP:Notability WP:RS WP:IDONTLIKEIT
 * University of Michigan Men's Glee Club
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Largely unreferenced article sent to AfD. Retrospectively sourced to numerous books and newspapers, kept and is now a good article
 * S, GA
 * WP:V, WP:GNG, WP:NBAND
 * colspan=15 align="left" |
 * S, GA
 * WP:V, WP:GNG, WP:NBAND
 * colspan=15 align="left" |
 * WP:V, WP:GNG, WP:NBAND
 * colspan=15 align="left" |
 * colspan=15 align="left" |

V

 * Volunteer Railroaders Association
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Found additional sources at Newspapers.com, resulting in No Consensus for deletion
 * S
 * WP:GNG. WP:AUD
 * colspan=15 align="left" |
 * S
 * WP:GNG. WP:AUD
 * colspan=15 align="left" |
 * colspan=15 align="left" |

W

 * Weapons of Resident Evil 4
 * 1
 * N/A
 * No consensus at latest AfD; was merged and redirected on 2008-05-19
 * Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles
 * A
 * Willemijn Verkaik
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Found sources for position in notable plays
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:ENT
 * William "Bill" McKinney
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Added new sources
 * Silver seren
 * Silver seren
 * S
 * WP:GNG WP:PROF WP:BASIC
 * Windows Police Pro
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Consensus reached: Keep
 * The Arbiter
 * The Arbiter, Dream Focus
 * S
 * WP:N
 * WWE Raw 1000
 * 1
 * Yes
 * Consensus reached: Keep
 * Feedback
 * Vjmlhds Gloss CR90 SportsMaster Macktheknifeau
 * Consensus
 * WP:N
 * colspan=15 align="left" |
 * Yes
 * Consensus reached: Keep
 * Feedback
 * Vjmlhds Gloss CR90 SportsMaster Macktheknifeau
 * Consensus
 * WP:N
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X

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Y

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 * colspan=15 align="left" |
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Z

 * Zerg
 * 1
 * Now a redirect
 * Fosnez
 * }
 * }
 * }
 * }
 * }
 * }
 * }

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