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This is a catalogue of my self-professed mistakes. If you think I've left out a mistake, why not tell me? (I'll appreciate it!)
I created an article on the speculation surrounding the early 2024 health and public absence of Catherine, Princess of Wales.
My nomination statement and subsequent comments in the popular third AfD explain my mistakes and learning journey. I became better acquainted with WP:NOTNEWS and WP:BLP.
I brought an article to AfD to recommend its draftification.
If I come across an article in the NPP queue that should be draftified were it not for its age, letting it sit for a while to improve (or, indeed, actively help its improvement) is a better course of action than bringing it to AfD.
I nominated an article for AfD, where the outcome was merge.
Articles aren't notable; topics are. If coverage rather than notability is an issue, then proposing a merge or redirect is a better course of action than bringing an article to AfD.
I !voted (procedural) keep, where the outcome was delete.
For the argument I was taking, which acknowledged scope for a merge or redirect, I should have recommended a speedy close rather than keep. In any case, the complicated history of the nomination blinded me to the convincing arguments for deletion.