User talk:Kvng

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Hello, Kvng,

You'll get a faster response to your CSD requests if you tag an article on Twinkle CSD>G6 Move and fill in the name of the article that you want to move into main space. Then the patrolling admin can examine the draft and do the deletion and move in one edit. Many admins are reluctant to delete a main space page without confirmation of what will be moved to that page title and prefer to do the delete/move themselves. Just a head's up. Thank you. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 01:27, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

Thanks Liz. I've been following reviewing instructions:

If the page title you have selected already exists as a redirect in mainspace, tag the redirect with {{db-afc-move|1=page to be moved}} and – if desired – mark the draft under review. After it has been deleted by an administrator, you can then accept the submission. In the event that deletion is declined due the draft not being ready for main space, please notify reviewers on the Articles for Creation talk page.

Should we update the instructions? ~Kvng (talk) 12:32, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

new article success rate

Regarding this comment: perhaps there is some nuance that isn't coming through in your response? On the face of it, you seem to be providing support for the post that the "majority" (or "most", as you put it) of new articles from new editors aren't successful, with an 80% failure rate. (Or is it the specific outcome of speedy deletion that you are wondering about?) isaacl (talk) 16:50, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

@Isaacl Yeah, on closer reading, I guess we're generally in agreement. I don't know how many get CSD. I estimate 20% make it through AfC. I suspect where we might disagree is on whether 20% success on first articles is impressive or is a disaster. ~Kvng (talk) 00:49, 9 July 2023 (UTC)

Draft:Traumpalast Leonberg IMAX Theater

An article with this name was recently accepted by you but then deleted in an instant because the creator apparently was a sock puppet. But the page was legitimately good and should not have been deleted. So I took it on myself to recreate it. Can you accept it when It is does please? Central Valley man (talk) 00:45, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

@Liz:, do you have any comments on this request? You were the one that deleted Draft:Traumpalast Leonberg IMAX Theater. I don't want to step in anything stinky here. Central Valley man (talk · contribs · block user) is a very new editor but seems to know the ropes. ~Kvng (talk) 01:04, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

I did not delete it actually. Central Valley man (talk) 02:05, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

Sorry I thought you were talking to me. I should have read it better.--Central Valley man (talk) 03:26, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

Kvng and Liz Please see WP:Sockpuppet investigations/Cadeken for the SPI on user Central Valley man. Sundayclose (talk) 15:26, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

I deleted the page because it was a broken redirect. Amakuru deleted the page because Someone who's wrong on the internet tagged the page as CSD G5 but since the page creator isn't a blocked sockpuppet, I think that was premature, especially if no block evasion occurred. I'll take a look at the SPI but I don't like editors to jump the gun and tag pages for deletion if a page creator isn't a confirmed, blocked sockpuppet. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 18:46, 10 July 2023 (UTC)

Women in Red 8th Anniversary

	Women in Red 8th Anniversary
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Deletion of more than one page

In regard to this. Could you, please, explain how I can "bring these [nominations] to AFD as a group"? I have no clue how nominating for deletion works now on English Wikipedia and whether there is any discussion on a different page…
Ambiroz (talk) 17:07, 22 July 2023 (UTC)

@Ambiroz, See Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion#How_to_nominate_multiple_related_pages_for_deletion ~Kvng (talk) 14:25, 23 July 2023 (UTC)

PROD land

Hello, Kvng,

I don't know what you started but we now have multiple editors reviewing upcoming PRODs. It used to be that no one even remembered that PRODs existed and tags were never removed unless it was discovered that they'd already been PROD'd before. Personally, I don't agree with some of the de-PROD'ding decisions but it's nice to have checks and balances and have editors looking over articles that have been tagged for proposed deletion. Some of them just end up at AFD a day later but I think the more attention some of these articles receive, the better. But just thought I'd give you a head's up on the trend I'm seeing. Liz ^{Read! Talk!} 22:35, 24 July 2023 (UTC)

I've noticed in the last couple weeks there are fewer questionable PRODs as their clock winds down. I assume this is because others are also reviewing. Thanks whoever you are. Recently I'm seeing very little AfD activity on my deprods. When they do go to AfD, many are kept and the others I learn from. For instance, today I learned that porn industry awards can't be used as evidence of notability. ~Kvng (talk) 22:45, 24 July 2023 (UTC)

Friendly reminder to update the {{old prod}} template on the talk page whenever you contest a PROD. ––FormalDude (talk) 23:47, 1 August 2023 (UTC)

I used to do that but have simplified my process to spend more of my time evaluating prods and less time making a bunch of edits. Is it possible to get Twinkle to do this? ~Kvng (talk) 12:36, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

I don't believe there is, but it doesn't take very long. You're also supposed to notify the nominator when you contest a PROD by placing {{Deprod}} on their Talk page, and that can be automated with Twinkle. ––FormalDude (talk) 00:55, 3 August 2023 (UTC)

I requested a userscript at WP:User scripts/Requests#PROD review tool as it would be nice to automate the process. ––FormalDude (talk) 01:18, 3 August 2023 (UTC)

Women in Red August 2023

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Question from PTL16 (04:49, 31 July 2023)

Hi. I just made a change to the “Notable” section of the Hollywood Forever Cemetery page and messed up the format. I wanted to list the name Frederick Woodward Blanchard there under the letter B. I thought the name would automatically alphabetize but it didn’t and the type size is way too big. Help. PTL16 --PTL16 (talk) 04:49, 31 July 2023 (UTC)

We all make mistakes. I'm not sure where this is but I'm sure someone in the community will clean it up. ~Kvng (talk) 13:37, 31 July 2023 (UTC)

Wikimedia US Mountain West online meeting 08/08/2023

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Alliance for Open Media

I disclosed my connection to Qualcomm on the Alliance for Open Media page here. I pointed out that the page includes factually erroneous criticisms of the MPEG standard (their competition) not in the cited source. It also says their standard is "free" 17 times, without ever explaining that this claim is debated (a firm has already setup shop to sell the licenses required by the standard). @Pancho507: seemed to support the changes, but didn't make any edits directly. As I have a WP:COI, I am not allowed to make edits.

Given your interest in tech topics, I was hoping you might be willing to take a look at the issues I raised and let me know if there's anything I can do to help. Lcfbrandon (talk) 22:12, 2 August 2023 (UTC)

I do know my way around both types of IP topics. I will try to take a look in coming days. ~Kvng (talk) 02:11, 3 August 2023 (UTC)

Question from Daxsymbiote (21:55, 3 August 2023)

This may not be the right place but I misspelled my email how do I change that --Daxsymbiote (talk) 21:55, 3 August 2023 (UTC)