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Article Rescue Squadron

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.

Instructions to add entry, see Instructions to add a new entry below.



The Hall of Fame

Here are some examples of articles that have been rescued from AfD. But please do not add articles that need rescue to the list below. Instead, flag them for rescue using the instructions on the project page.

Article Rescue Squadron Hall of Fame
Saved article name AfD Rescued? Comment Tagged for WP:ARS? Editors who saved the article Saved because[1] Policy arguments used in AFD

0–9

A

Click here to add a new entry for A
Alex Nimo[2] 1 2 Yes Peteforsyth S WP:Notability
alt.binaries.slack 1 Yes Tothwolf Tothwolf S WP:N WP:JNN
authbind 1 Yes Tothwolf S, Rewritten & Expanded WP:RS WP:RUBBISH

B

C

Chris Crocker (Internet celebrity) 1 2 3 Yes AfD was mentioned in an LA Times article, Speedy keep at latest AfD Fosnez Irk A
Comparison between Roman and Han Empires 1 2 Yes Thanks to all the work of Teeninvestor, the article had a unique closure: stubify, with the content moved to article incubator retaining the edit history, where it is currently being worked on. 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

D

D. B. Cooper in popular culture 1 Yes A Nobody A, S
Donovan Joyce 1 Yes Fosnez A

E

E-frame 1 Yes A Nobody A, S
Evanston public library[2] 1 Yes Edison WP:Notability
Exercise Robin Sage 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

F

Fingerboard (skateboard) 1 Yes Benjiboi A
Fruit (slang) 1 Yes Benjiboi A

G

GayNZ.com 1 Yes Benjiboi A
Gwen Grayson 1 Yes A Nobody A, S
Gumtree 1 Yes Fosnez A

H

Helvenston et al. v. Blackwater Security 1 Yes This one caused the useage of the {{rescue}} template to be called into question. Bearian A

I

Jessie James 1 Yes Alex.muller

J

Jesus Scroll, The 1 Yes Fosnez A

K

KevJumba[2] 1 Yes Guycalledryan, Lowellian WP:Notability
Kiss World Tour 2008 1 Yes Fosnez A

L

Lesser, Matt 1 Yes Alex.muller S
Lila (Peanuts) 1 Yes A Nobody A, S
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

M

Mibbit 1 Yes Rewritten and expanded during AfD. 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
Mzoli's Meats 1 Yes Article created by Jim Wales. This discussion caused some controversy. Fosnez A
MediaCoder 1 Yes Nominator changed mind to strong keep. Pcap A

N

Nailin' Paylin[2] Yes Dlohcierekim, Peregrine Fisher WP:Crystal WP:Notability
Nederwiet 1 Yes Fosnez A
New Jersey School Report Card 1 Yes Resulted in the third MfD for ARS. Expansion resulted in DYK? on 2008-07-17 JimMillerJr A
Niggerati 1 Yes Uncle G S, Expanded WP:NEO and WP:NAD
Nordine Zouareg 1 Yes Ecoleetage Ikip A, S WP:Notability

O

Peggy Jean 1 Yes A Nobody A, S

P

Precambrian rabbit 1 Yes Firefly322, Philcha WP:Notability

Q

QIK 1 Yes Fosnez A

R

Radio malt 1 Yes Fosnez A
Radio Milinda 1 Yes Fosnez A
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
Ryan Patrick Halligan 1 Yes Ikip JGHowes S WP:Notability

S

Sandor (fictional character) 1 Yes A Nobody A, S
Shania: A Life in Eight Albums N/A N/A Pre-emptively rewrote article, awarded rescue barnstar for efforts MacGyverMagic
Sound Unlimited 1 Yes Fosnez A
Steal This Film 1 2 Yes Fosnez A
Stereotypes of white people 1 Yes Awarded barnstar Juzhong Freechild S Highly negative and unsourced
Strong Bad Sings 1 Yes Fosnez A

T

The Game (dice game) 1 Yes Added sources [1] in response to a prod [2] but the same editor attempted an AfD anyway. [3] Tothwolf Thommey S WP:Notability WP:RS
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)
Tunnel Running[2] 1 Yes Colonel Warden, FT2 WP:Notability

U

uCoz 1 2 Yes Deleted at AfD, restored after sources were presented at DRV. Tothwolf S WP:Notability WP:RS WP:IDONTLIKEIT

V

W

Weapons of Resident Evil 4 1 — No consensus at latest AfD; was merged and redirected on 2008-05-19 Le Grand Roi des Citrouilles A
Windows Police Pro 1 Yes Consensus reached: Keep The Arbiter The Arbiter, Dream Focus S WP:N

X

Y

Z

Zerg 1 Yes Fosnez A


Instructions to add a new entry

Award

Editors added to this list (or any editor who rescues a page) get a small Article Rescue Squadron medal, for each article resued, which floats above their talk or user page. See the award example on the very top right of this page.

To award this medal cut and paste the following onto a user's talk page, adding the saved article title(s):

{{ARS|ArticleTitle|ArticleTitle2|ArticleTitle3}}


For editors with existing medals on their pages, the template is:

{{ARS-userpage|ArticleTitle1}}
or
{{click|link=ArticleTitle1|image=Life Preserver.svg|width=12|height=12|title=ArticleTitle1}}

...for each medal.

Notes

  1. ^ Saved because Key:
    * S = Adding Sources
    * A = Posted on Article rescue Squadron
  2. ^ a b c d e Mentioned at Wikipedia:Village_pump_(miscellaneous)#Excellent_Article_for_deletion_debates
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