Wikipedia:Article Rescue Squadron – Rescue list/Archive 29

National Tom Sawyer Days


Seems to be something I may like to visit in Hannibal, Missouri. events include: Tom Sawyer Fence Painting contest and the "Frog long jump". I see RS for it and it appears in many books. Does this meet WP:EVENT? The article needs work and that is why I bring it here. Lightburst (talk) 13:15, 15 February 2023 (UTC)


 * I am trying to get this one through DYK at the moment and the question is about the previous stat of the article and number of characters which go toward 5x expansion. Lightburst (talk) 21:05, 6 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Also withdrawn. Seems the formula for counting a 5x expansion was not met. Lightburst (talk) 23:35, 7 March 2023 (UTC)

Salhate Djamalidine


Subject is apparently the greatest athlete from the Comoros and the holder of three national records. Sourcing is weak. An ability to search French language sources may find significant coverage of this female track athlete. Improvements are needed urgently, as the article is at WP:AFD (talk) 00:18, 9 March 2023 (UTC)

Cork Caucus


Held in Cork, Ireland in 2005. The article is is bad shape and fully tagged. I think a rewrite may be in order. nowhere in the article do we learn where this festival was held. The article needs to focus on the details of what this was. I see Cork Caucus repeated in multiple books. Lightburst (talk) 15:03, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
 * SIGCOV is hard to come by. Could use some rescue detectives. At least we could describe this event accurately. Lightburst (talk) 00:42, 9 March 2023 (UTC)

Hunter Payton


The actor seems to have awards. Better search term might be Hunter Payton Mendoza. Might pass NACTOR with work in Criminal Minds? Or his other work. Was a child actor. Lightburst (talk) 15:37, 10 March 2023 (UTC)

Mizraab
A major rock band article is up for deletion. 2400:ADC1:468:400:7DD6:C651:21F1:A243 (talk) 08:49, 18 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Its a progressive rock and metal band from Pakistan. What qualifies as a gold record in that nation?  If it meets that, it passes the subject specific guideline for bands. WP:BAND   D r e a m Focus  15:31, 18 March 2023 (UTC)

Kendall Harmon


A priest who has authored some material and gets discussed in a variety of sources. Just google or book search "Kendall Harmon homosexuality" and you find The Guardian. The Christian Science Monitor and many others. it is a tough row to ho because it already has a slew of delete ivoters. Maybe they did not thoroughly search? Lightburst (talk) 19:08, 9 March 2023 (UTC)

Joel Hardin


Former US Border patrol now a tracker, has a mention an obit in the New York Times. Then there is this. Lightburst (talk) 21:09, 28 March 2023 (UTC)


 * A quick search on the Wikipedia library finds sources that I've used to improve the article (and also gave me enough to feel confident voting too). CT55555 (talk) 21:59, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
 * You did some good work there. Lightburst (talk) 23:10, 28 March 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks. @Bruxton actually added the most content. CT55555 (talk) 23:12, 28 March 2023 (UTC)

List of fastest-selling products
This article looks like it could be saved if someone wants to work on it. Got some valid content in it.  D r e a m Focus  19:10, 4 April 2023 (UTC)

Hugh Bulkeley


Is this 17th century poet of note? Lightburst (talk) 22:29, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
 * I came up empty. Lightburst (talk) 02:07, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

Soul Arabia


See what you can find about this magazine. Lightburst (talk) 22:29, 31 March 2023 (UTC)

Hap Palmer
Children's musician Article does not establish notability, but artist was very notable in the 1970's and 1980's Lack of recent coverage makes finding internet sources hard. His work is sold on the Smithsonian Folkways label and Worldcat has almost a thousand listings--T1980 (talk) 21:53, 5 April 2023 (UTC)
 * His cassette or video cassette are suggested to help a child with a problem at https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1992/06/11/fears-of-a-4-year-old/93c7af86-64d5-44a7-817d-1e544175729a/ Might be more mentions it by name elsewhere. https://folkways.si.edu/catalog list other songs of his. In 1988 the Smithsonian Institution Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage in Washington, D.C., acquired Folkways Records & Service Corp. Not sure if listed there means anything.  D r e a m Focus  01:21, 9 April 2023 (UTC)

Ted Jorgensen
Articles for deletion/Ted Jorgensen

I could do with help trying to expand the unicycling part of this article. He is notable for family connections (he is Jeff Bezos's biological father) and had a unicycling career that was making news in 1961, 1962 and 1963, but some editors don't think the 1960's part is important enough to avoid deleting this article, based on WP:1E. So I could do with help from editors who have skills in finding 1960's newspapers published in Albuquerque, New Mexico (talk) 23:43, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

Olgaon



 * Populated place per WP:GEOLAND? Lightburst (talk) 01:24, 8 April 2023 (UTC)

Turn It Gold


Not sure of this is notable, but the rationale portends a WP:SKCRIT Lightburst (talk) 01:28, 8 April 2023 (UTC)

Lewis E. Hollander Jr.


Appears to be notable and needs TNT, but if we do not rescue deletion will occur. Lightburst (talk) 13:52, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

Scottish Waterways Trust


Not sure what we can do with this one, but the fact that the ivote was extended two days ago must mean that something in the article needs to be addressed. Lightburst (talk) 13:59, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

IOS version history 2nd nom


Notable for iPhone users Lightburst (talk) 14:03, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

Jun Kazama


This is in AFD with only one day left. More coverage was added recently by another editor and myself. Surely, this can be saved? MoonJet (talk) 23:03, 18 April 2023 (UTC)

Google Chrome version history


Notable web browser - is this a WP:NOTCHANGELOG issue? Prose usually solves this concern. Lightburst (talk) 14:12, 17 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Now at deletion review. DRV/U Lightburst (talk) 01:52, 27 April 2023 (UTC)

Christopher W. Shaw
Christopher W. Shaw has been nominated for deletion. I believe he meets notability as an author. Any help with improving the article would be appreciated. Thriley (talk) 14:47, 15 April 2023 (UTC)
 * Now at WP:DRV. Lightburst (talk) 19:48, 30 April 2023 (UTC)

Professional support lawyer

 * - Adds source search options

Appears to be a notable topic. Can we save it? Lightburst (talk) 13:56, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

Firefox version history 2nd nom


Notable web browser - is this a WP:NOTCHANGELOG issue? Lightburst (talk) 14:09, 17 April 2023 (UTC)


 * Yes Firefox is a notable piece of software which has article this article we are dicussing firefox verison history is a changelog detailing the different changes with each new update. 1keyhole (talk) 16:53, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

Eileen Díaz


Also spelled Eileen DÃ­az. Competed in five events at the 96 Olympics. But additionally she may have other factors related to notability. I found this entry:

At Atlanta, was the 1st female gymnast to represent Puerto Rico at the Olympics and the youngest Puerto Rican Olympian in history (1996); placed 1st all-around at the Puerto Rican nationals (1997), 2nd for vault at the Pan American Games (1997), and 1st for uneven bars at Central American Games (1998). Lightburst (talk) 14:08, 7 May 2023 (UTC)

Charles Upton (poet)

 * Thanks to rescue efforts, the nomination has been withdrawn and the AfD closed. Not sure how to update this entry.  Esowteric +  Talk  +  Breadcrumbs   11:20, 12 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks to rescue efforts, the nomination has been withdrawn and the AfD closed. Not sure how to update this entry.  Esowteric +  Talk  +  Breadcrumbs   11:20, 12 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks to rescue efforts, the nomination has been withdrawn and the AfD closed. Not sure how to update this entry.  Esowteric +  Talk  +  Breadcrumbs   11:20, 12 May 2023 (UTC)

Giantology


I came her approximately one year ago for help referencing and rewriting an article titled Doctor of Metaphysics. If you recall I started an article on Helen Hadsell and that led me to start an article on the degree. I was impressed with the ability of those here to ferret out details. I have a similar task here with giantology. I started an article about Giant skeletons and that led me to the term giantology and giantologist which has been in use as a term and title for at least 150 years. I understand it is a fringey and hoaxey subject, but the article states that while attempting to maintain a NPOV. It may fit NFRNGE or NHOAX as a term and I believe we should cover the subject because I think it meets our notability guide with multiple reliable sources. Bruxton (talk) 18:16, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

Humphrey's Restaurant & Tavern


Defunct college bar that operated for four decades. Was in a movie One Night at McCool's. Lightburst (talk) 13:57, 14 May 2023 (UTC)

Dede Robertson


Dede Robertson, the wife of Pat Robertson, has been nominated for deletion. I think her notability is pretty clear based upon her obituaries in The NY Times and Washington Post. Any help finding additional sources would be appreciated. Thriley (talk) 18:47, 8 June 2023 (UTC)

Throat-clear

 * - Adds source search options

There is so much we could add to this article. Lightburst (talk) 15:04, 3 June 2023 (UTC)

Informatics Education


Can we show that this meets WP:NCORP? Lightburst (talk) 15:02, 18 May 2023 (UTC)

Appleseed Foundation


The Appleseed Foundation was recently nominated for deletion. It appears it is now known as the Appleseed Network. There appear to be many sources for the Appleseed Network. Thriley (talk) 17:35, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

Ori Calif
I could do with help improving this article, which is being discussed for deletion. Subject of the article demolished a listed pub and made news for doing so, but did so via a limited company, so a lot of the reporting is about the company he is the sole director for. He's done similar things to other pubs, but questions remain about the coverage cited so far is significant or not. Basically need more significant coverage. (talk) 14:28, 24 July 2023 (UTC)


 * Update: sources can be found using his native name אורי כליף CT55555 (talk) 15:58, 25 July 2023 (UTC)
 * Hey I did edit this article a bit, hopefully it helps. I reformatted it by adding a section on the Carlton Tavern.
 * I don't know if these were the changed you were looking for but hopefully it helped a bit with at least adding info on the Carlton Tavern. CursedWithTheAbilityToDoTheMath (talk) 03:27, 29 July 2023 (UTC)

Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me
This is a solid stub, and someone has already run down four sources in A-list publications. There is plenty of room to expand this stub. All sources are reviews of the documentary, and this reflist could use a more balanced diet, so someone experienced in television, film, and documentary articles might be able to help. The subject is also part of popular culture, so non-experts shouldn't feel put off either. Darkfrog24 (talk) 01:11, 31 July 2023 (UTC)

Jane Goodall Institute


Laudable institute. But is it notable? Lightburst (talk) 20:14, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

Zafar Mahmud


Article is at WP:AFD after a deletion review. The article is not well sourced, I assume sources exist offline, and if anyone can help add some, it would be very timely. (talk) 13:54, 19 August 2023 (UTC)


 * Is there anything at Internet Archive? -- Green  C  15:06, 19 August 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks. That was helpful in order to get English-language sources to verify two of his diplomatic roles. The other hits I think are about someone else with the same name. I expect most of the sources about him are offline and/or Urdu, so having a tough time with this article. CT55555 (talk) 01:36, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
 * If you can't save it here, just go to https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/Zafar_Mahmud and asked an administrator to import it. Special:Export can export the entire edit history of the article, it only 613 KB, but only an administrator can import it on that wiki.  Did you read the obituaries for the guy?  They usually list the most important things in someone's life.  I searched https://www.newspapers.com/ for his name and "Royal Indian Air Force" and found nothing.   D r e a m Focus  03:06, 29 August 2023 (UTC)

Mizzy
Concern has been expressed about WP:BLPCRIME and WP:CRIME issues about this social media influencer. There is some urgency, as this article as at WP:AFD. I've completely rewritten the article and I thought made it compliant with both of the above guidelines/policy, but comments coming in make it clear that people don't agree.

Any help in making this article compliant with WP:BLPCRIME and WP:CRIME would be very welcome.

There is lots more sources about the subject online, overwhelmingly in unreliable sources, so please don't add them in. Probably this article needs to be shorter, I'm just not sure what needs to be cut to make it compliant. (talk) 00:24, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
 * Comment. I don't think this particular article is a good candidate for ARS as the relevant policy issue at hand relates specifically to the following policy language at WP:CRIME: "Generally, historic significance is indicated by sustained coverage of the event in reliable secondary sources which persists beyond contemporaneous news coverage and devotes significant attention to the individual's role." Given that the sources on this subject are all within a recent timeframe and are exclusively connected to on-going news coverage, I don't think there is going to be way to solve the problem through adding more available RS. There has not been sufficient time for the development of other types of RS as required by this policy langue. It's a little unfair to essentially ask people at ARS to locate coverage that would be a technical impossibility to exist given that the sources about the subject are all tied up in current news events in relation to an alleged crime that has yet to go through the court system. In short not enough time has passed for sources to develop which "persist beyond contemporaneous news coverage" (which is still on-going). Let's not send the ARS team on a fool's errand. That said, anyone still wishing to attempt to address the problem is welcome to try, I just don't think its likely to be successful because the types of sources needed (ie. something other than contemporaneous media coverage) have not been published yet (if they will ever be published at all).4meter4 (talk)
 * CRIME is one of the special notability guidelines. It might fail CRIME but pass GNG, in which case GNG can be a valid rationale. Also, ARS is not a "team". I don't what it is, but team implies something ARS is not. --  Green  C  05:11, 2 September 2023 (UTC)
 * I don’t agree with that interpretation of policy at all. WP:BLP policy trumps GNG in this case and WP:BLPCRIME (and more broadly WP:NOTSCANDAL) makes the language at CRIME more prescient even than that of GNG.4meter4 (talk) 06:36, 2 September 2023 (UTC)


 * The AFD is still open. Note that coverage in the BBC and elsewhere happened for different things he did a year apart, so not just a one time thing.   D r e a m Focus  23:19, 9 September 2023 (UTC)

Unreferenced articles should be deleted
Proposal to delete upward of 100,000 unreferenced articles. -- Green  C  20:00, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

Ahaaha Rocks


I have found some other search terms (mentioned in the AfD) which uncover rs for this geo article. Can the article be improved with the rs? I hope that some others who watch this group might give it a go. I will try a bit myself. There are approximately two days left before the article will be deleted. So make haste please. Lightburst (talk) 14:31, 14 October 2023 (UTC)
 * I was able to determine that the area is part of The Noises in the Auckland Region of NZ. I found sources which cover it in depth and others that are more cursory. I also found an image of the Ahaaha on commons. I imagine there is more that can be done but I am a lone voice in the wilderness so I will leave it to others to see if I have provided enough rs to show notability. Lightburst (talk) 18:15, 14 October 2023 (UTC)
 * I think you have shown notability. Given current voting results, I don't see how to overturn the deletion tide without a major change in weather. The special guideline Notability_(geographic_features) warns: "aggregate sources tell us nothing about why a particular object is distinguished". This doesn't make sense to me. I started a thread at Wikipedia_talk:Notability_(geographic_features). However, this special guideline has been recently actively fought over due to the roads fiasco so I expect nothing will get done. All geographic features are now under the spotlight it's a hot topic. --  Green  C  18:30, 15 October 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the message - it is difficult to turn it around after multiple Delete ivotes. There may be just enough notability for this topic. Looks like quite a few diving sites talk about Ahaaha, but those are not RS. I will check out your link. FYI: I see there is no article for the David Rocks which appear to be larger and more discussed than the Ahaaha rocks. Lightburst (talk) 00:45, 16 October 2023 (UTC)
 * This looks an awful lot like vandalism. I am not taking the bait. I concluded my participation there and am leaving it to other editors. Lightburst (talk) 02:03, 16 October 2023 (UTC)

Oleksandr Yaroslavskyi
Oleksandr Yaroslavskyi has been nominated for deletion. Yaroslavskyi is a Ukrainian oligarch who appears to have plenty of coverage to meet GNG. I would appreciate any help in finding sourcing. Thriley (talk) 18:23, 30 September 2023 (UTC)

Nation Chakma
Article is poor. But is it notable?

Loybas Hill, California


Former name was "Squaw Hill" and possibly "River View" in 1914. Nominator claims it was never populated but old newsprint does not agree. I brought a few sources to the AfD nomination. I think we can turn this article around. Lightburst (talk) 21:09, 1 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Thanks to for their edits to the article. Lightburst (talk) 18:10, 2 November 2023 (UTC)

List_of_places_in_Colorado:_A–F
Some have worked with locations before and are thus more familiar with this sort of thing. What is the best way to sort the information? Some lists show all the places in a state, others only the populated places. A previous merger discussion was done entirely by one person. So need more people familiar with this sort of thing to have a look at it.  D r e a m Focus  20:47, 14 November 2023 (UTC)

Carolyn Davidson (diplomat)


The refrain is "Ambassadors are not inherently notable". But does the person have non-trivial coverage to pass GNG? Lightburst (talk) 19:54, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Native Plants Journal
Native Plants Journal has been nominated for deletion. I would appreciate any help in finding sourcing. Thriley (talk) 14:26, 24 November 2023 (UTC)

List of Penthouse Pets
I saw that List of Penthouse Pets was nominated for deletion. The article gets 1000 or more views a day. I would appreciate any help in finding sourcing. Thriley (talk) 08:35, 1 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Already deleted. Articles_for_deletion/List_of_Penthouse_Pets When someone gets news coverage, does it mention they were a Penthouse Pet? Is that a notable thing the news media covers?   D r e a m Focus  00:39, 6 December 2023 (UTC)
 * yep. Article from just a couple weeks ago.  Axl Rose accused of sexually assaulting former Penthouse model in new lawsuit 24.30.59.111 (talk) 21:05, 13 December 2023 (UTC)
 * I missed this. Silly deletion. Obvious cultural value, 100s of thousands of people looked at it each year. A google finds this but no longer a living document. -- Green  C  04:17, 6 December 2023 (UTC)

Lord British
Does anyone know how to find additional coverage of this fictional character and not just mentions of his creator role playing as him? https://www.retromags.com/ makes me wait two minutes between each search through old gaming magazines. Does anyone know anywhere else I can search through old gaming magazines?  D r e a m Focus  20:49, 12 December 2023 (UTC)

Gonzalo Lira
Gonzalo Lira is up for deletion. He’s a controversial figure so the deletion discussion is a bit of a mess. He’s got a significant amount of press out there about his life in the 1990s and 2000s. Any help with sourcing would be appreciated! Thriley (talk) 15:57, 18 January 2024 (UTC)


 * His books have enough coverage to have articles. I started some basic stubs for them at Counterparts (novel) and Acrobat (novel).   D r e a m Focus  19:38, 18 January 2024 (UTC)

Rory O'Connor (filmmaker)
Rory O'Connor (filmmaker) is up for deletion. He's an award winning filmmaker and author. The article was created in 2005 and hasn't been well-sourced since then. Any help with sourcing would be appreciated! Thriley (talk) 20:40, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

Lucky Chloe
If anyone can find anymore good sources for the article, please provide them in the AFD. MoonJet (talk) 09:06, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

Alexander D. Henderson (businessman)
Need help finding sources. Businessman who in the late 19th century funded the company that would become Avon Products, one of the oldest and most important cosmetic companies in the USA/world. -- Green  C  14:01, 2 February 2024 (UTC)

DMC World DJ Championships
This article is about an event which is possibly one of the foremost DJ competitions. At time of nomination the article was not in a good state, however I have added some further text with several supporting citations. Help to add further sources and content to improve the article would be most appreciated. ResonantDistortion 00:38, 4 February 2024 (UTC)

Biafra Liberation Army
I managed to find multiple RS to improve the article. The military organization per se was established in 2023. I suggest that the article be sorted as Stub instead of of it being redirected to Simon Ekpa. It's a notable Article under "Military and warfare" category of Wikipedia. Many existing nations today had their Liberation Armies prior to independence according to historical trends. It has RS which will be updated by me and other editors. The subject is a developing one and hope it expands as time goes on. I wish to be closely monitored and directed as I improve the article. --Fugabus (talk) 11:23, 18 February 2024 (UTC)
 * (Biafra Liberation Army)
 * (Biafra Liberation Army)

International Association for the Study of Dreams
Hoping that editors can root-out some reliable sources for this association that is notable in the real world, but not as yet at Wikipedia. Thanks,  Esowteric +  Talk  +  Breadcrumbs   18:56, 13 February 2024 (UTC)
 * (IASD full title)
 * (ASD original full title)
 * (IASD)

I believe that references 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 12 (Kramer, Gervasi, Love, Bogzaran, Stuever, Henig, and Auchincloss) now meet the Golden Rule. The original name Association for the Study of Dreams (ASD) yielded three lengthy pieces from The Washington Post. Still looking.  Esowteric +  Talk  +  Breadcrumbs   09:49, 16 February 2024 (UTC)


 * User:Esowteric: These are books. 239 books. Not all are reliable and/or 'significant coverage', but many are. It's just like Google Books, you can search inside, and view limited numbers of pages. You can adjust which page number using the URL. If you don't have a free account recommend signing up. If you need help accessing a book let me know as I have full access to every book. You should be able to find numerous good quality sources if you spend 30 minutes or so going through them. --  Green  C  17:15, 16 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Thanks a lot. I have an IA account, but hadn't thought of querying in this fashion.  Esowteric +  Talk  +  Breadcrumbs   17:18, 16 February 2024 (UTC)
 * Google Book Search only works on the pages it makes available for free preview, so you can't actually search the entire book, only a small portion of it. Archive.org is the real deal, you can search the entire book. That plus the millions of books often gets better results than Google. The archive allows up to 10 page views per day, first come first serve, so whatever pages were viewed in the past 24 hours (by anyone) are the only pages available for viewing. Thus use search first to identify candidate pages before opening to that page and locking in one of the 10 pages. --  Green  C  18:39, 16 February 2024 (UTC)

Update: Got 1 delete vote; provided new citations (listed above); got 1 keep vote for hopefully passing WP:GNG. AfD has now been relisted. I'm hoping that someone will be able to verify the citations, especially the three from The Washingon Post. The nominator tells me he can't do that as they're behind the WP paywall. Then the "notability" template on the article can maybe be changed by an uninvolved editor to "refimprove" (?) Thanks,  Esowteric +  Talk  +  Breadcrumbs   17:48, 21 February 2024 (UTC)

Update: Relisted again, got 2 more keeps.  Esowteric +  Talk  +  Breadcrumbs   13:29, 28 February 2024 (UTC)

Final update: "The result was keep. I see a consensus to Keep this article, especially after work was done on the article since its nomination." Not sure how to close this entry here. Many thanks,  Esowteric +  Talk  +  Breadcrumbs   08:18, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

Brian Merchant
Brian Merchant was nominated for deletion. I created the article as a stub for expansion later. I believe he meets GNG/Author. Any help with expansion would be appreciated! Thriley (talk) 22:36, 25 February 2024 (UTC)
 * The five people going there said Keep, listing reasons, and the nominator then closed it as keep.  D r e a m Focus  03:49, 8 March 2024 (UTC)

Jason Perlow
Jason Perlow was nominated for deletion. He is the co-founder of eGullet, an important Internet forum in the 2000s for the food world. I think there is enough out there for him to meet GNG. Any help with sourcing would be appreciated. Thriley (talk) 05:19, 2 March 2024 (UTC)

Greg Flynn (businessman)
Greg Flynn (businessman) has been nominated for deletion. He's a billionaire and owner of over 2,600 restaurants in the United States. Any help with sourcing would be appreciated. Thriley (talk) 16:32, 30 April 2024 (UTC)